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London Rules

Slough House, Book 5

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London Rules

By: Mick Herron
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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*Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden*

'Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation' Val McDermid

'The best thriller writer in Britain today' Sunday Express

****

At Regent's Park, the Intelligence Service HQ, new First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the job the hard way.

Tasked with protecting a beleaguered Prime Minister, he's facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat's wife, a tabloid columnist, who's crucifying Whelan in print; and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, who's alert for Claude's every stumble. Meanwhile, the country's being rocked by an apparently random string of terror attacks.

Over at Slough House, the last stop for washed up spies, the crew are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. But collectively, they're about to rediscover their greatest strength - making a bad situation much, much worse.

'Dazzlingly inventive' Sunday Times

©2018 Mick Herron (P)2018 John Murray Press Crime Thrillers Espionage Modern Detectives Mystery Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Witty

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Mick Herron and Sean Barrett, one of the best audio books in my library. Can't wait for the next in the series.

Brilliant!

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Sean Barrett has a very deep voice which growls perfectly and yet lightens to represent younger or more feminine voices. Mick Herrons language rolls along and conjures up landscapes and personalities in detail but the dialogue, especially that of Lamb is dry humour at its grungiest. I laughed out loud more than once.

The reading together with the language is a joy

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Narration by Sean was excellent.
Lamb's voice particularly appropriate
Loved the humour and the sarcastic remarks

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Utterly brilliant in every respect and I just hope that the series continues. London Rules is the best yet. Impeccable.

Mick Herron

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Wonderfully performed ( listen to JG Ballard's short stories for more Sean Barratt at his best) and beautifully written. At last a bunch of spooks who are as flawed and fallible as the rest of us, a perfect blend of intrigue, morality, cynicism and dark humour.
So refreshing to listen to a character driven stories and probably the best female characters written by a man I've had the pleasure of coming across.

perfect

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my only disappointment is that I'm nearly at the end of the Lamb books 😞

another masterpiece

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Another great book from Mick Herron. Their styles are different, but Herron is like Elmore Leonard in his ability to make unpleasant characters engaging. Sean Barrett provides (another) excellent narration

Excellent as usual

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Jackson Land at his most offensive, brilliant performance of classic material - the best so far!

Outstandibg

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Excellent narration, humour, characters & plot. This series is solid entertainment gold. Enjoying it very much

Love this series

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Herron and Barrett are a match made in literary heaven. London Rules is one more five star classic in a continuing series of equal merit. Herron is a master of timing and pace, and remarkable humour. He has a turn of phrase virtually unparalleled at present, and a narrator who is up to the task. Sean Barrett isn't simply a great reader, he is clearly a magnificent actor through his vocal inflection alone. London Rules is a juggernaut of a thriller.

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