The Drop by Mick Herron
A Slough House novella from the 'John le Carre of our generation'
Adroit miniaturisation of its author's world, this festive fan treat has a claim to be the first post-Brexit thriller * Sunday Times *
A Christmas treat . . A wry and elegant novella about what happens to redundant spooks * Andrew Taylor, Spectator, Book of the Year *
Beautifully modulated prose and outrageous jokes * Daily Telegraph *
The Drop becomes part of the growing library of the Slough House series chronicling the wonderful team of spy incompetents * The Times, Crime Books of the Year *
Brevity is the soul of wit, and Mick Herron's The Drop is brief and witty . . . the qualities that have won him so many awards are fully in place . . . Herron's inventiveness leaps from every page * Guardian *
Herron is a master of subtle wit and satire, intricately weaving an impressive amount of detail into a short story. The Drop is also timely, set against the backdrop of looming Brexit and a changing security situation that could turn services that are currently "friendly" against each other. For Herron's fans this is a welcome snack between meals as they eagerly await the sixth novel in the series next year, while new readers can enjoy a taste of why he is rightly touted as one of the best thriller writers in Britain today * Daily Express, **** *
Darkly funny, beautifully written * Irish Independent *
A worthy follow up to Herron's previous novella The List. Herron seems to take great delight in putting his creations through the ringer for our reading pleasure * Spywrite *
A real nugget of spy fiction * Shots *
Mick Herron's innumerable fans, longing for the next instalment of the Slough House series featuring Jackson Lamb and his army of wounded, ungovernable, weirdly brilliant outcasts, will fall on this stylish novella with delight . . . A short but delightful treat for a dark winter's evening * Literary Review *
A Christmas treat . . A wry and elegant novella about what happens to redundant spooks * Andrew Taylor, Spectator, Book of the Year *
Beautifully modulated prose and outrageous jokes * Daily Telegraph *
The Drop becomes part of the growing library of the Slough House series chronicling the wonderful team of spy incompetents * The Times, Crime Books of the Year *
Brevity is the soul of wit, and Mick Herron's The Drop is brief and witty . . . the qualities that have won him so many awards are fully in place . . . Herron's inventiveness leaps from every page * Guardian *
Herron is a master of subtle wit and satire, intricately weaving an impressive amount of detail into a short story. The Drop is also timely, set against the backdrop of looming Brexit and a changing security situation that could turn services that are currently "friendly" against each other. For Herron's fans this is a welcome snack between meals as they eagerly await the sixth novel in the series next year, while new readers can enjoy a taste of why he is rightly touted as one of the best thriller writers in Britain today * Daily Express, **** *
Darkly funny, beautifully written * Irish Independent *
A worthy follow up to Herron's previous novella The List. Herron seems to take great delight in putting his creations through the ringer for our reading pleasure * Spywrite *
A real nugget of spy fiction * Shots *
Mick Herron's innumerable fans, longing for the next instalment of the Slough House series featuring Jackson Lamb and his army of wounded, ungovernable, weirdly brilliant outcasts, will fall on this stylish novella with delight . . . A short but delightful treat for a dark winter's evening * Literary Review *
Mick Herron's six Slough House novels have been shortlisted for eight CWA Daggers, winning twice, and shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year three times. The first, Slow Horses, was picked as one of the best twenty spy novels of all time by the Daily Telegraph, while the most recent, Joe Country, was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller.
Mick Herron was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and now lives in Oxford.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781473678309 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473678307 |
| Title | The Drop |
| Author | Mick Herron |
| Series | A Slough House Novella |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2018-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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