pickOutrageous and I love it for that. There's dark humour but there's also outlandish hijinks and I am here for the mix. Don't get me wrong, this is a novel about failed spies, a number are unlikeable and most are haunted in one way or another. My memory is that the last book in the series was particularly heavy (hence my long break between books), and I appreciate that this one had a bit more silly among the cloak and dagger and human tragedy. 1/?
Colour coincidences: current read and current crochet piece
Panel for long term franken-cardigan (patchwork) project
pickFifth in his Slough House spy series. They just get better and better and Jackson Lamb is one of the great comic creations.
Coffee and book 5 in the fantastic #SloughHouse series, can't wait to get tucked into this one. If you're a fan of fast-paced spy fiction, this series is some of the best of the genre.
I love the “Slow Horses” series, of which this is the second to last (so far). They‘re very witty with lots of sly humor. Although the series is British, I loved this comment on the state of our American politics!
pick5th in the series about a grp of washed up mi5 agents under the leadership of grotesque but brilliant Jackson lamb finds them investigating the attempted murder of one of their number whilst terrorist rocks the country. I love this series, very dark humour and cracking writing.
I couldn't resist my library's latest display and the obvious photo opportunity.
pickFinal post of the night and apologies for the fruity language but mick herron is a brilliant writer of modern spy fiction. Within a few chapters i encountered two pieces of brilliant writing, one a stunning evocation of rain and the other simply had me laughing out loud. If you've not read the series id highly recommend.
These look good! From CrimeReads.com
https://crimereads.com/in-some-crime-novels-london-is-more-than-a-setting-its-a-...
#crime #thriller
pickIt was a pretty fun and refreshing read!
pickAnother great story! Such a strong series!
pickA fantastic and funny spy novel. I loved the character of Jackson Lamb. I can‘t wait to read the other 4 books in the series now!
pickLove the slow horses of Slough House and Jackson Lamb. Tried to read and savor but just gulped down in one go! Spy vs spy playing by London Rules, the most important of which is cover your ass. It‘s like George Smiley on steroids!
pickThis was a fantastic book!! Didn‘t realise that it was the 6th in a series when I picked it up 😂 but I had heard it was great so dived in anyway.
There were a few things that clearly referred to previous books, but the writing was good, characters interesting and the storyline engaging, so this definitely worked as a stand-alone.
Going back to start the series from the beginning now 👍🏻
pickThe fifth in Mick Herron‘s superb JACKSON LAMB SERIES is another superb spy thriller packed with action, twists, turns, intrigue and plotting and laugh-put-loud humour, which has me engrossed from start (which features a chilling terrorist attack that plays with reader perceptions) to a finish that offers two massive bombshells and makes me desperate to read book six.
pickThis is simply marvellous. A brilliant mix of hilarity and well-plotted espionage thriller, in a frighteningly familiar and up to date setting. Read my Goodreads review at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35227062-london-rules. #mickherron #londonrules #spy #espionage #jacksonlamb #humour #comedy #waronterror #politics contemporaryliterature #sloughhouse #thriller #spyfiction #MI5 #grotesque
I have been looking forward to this for a long time. Mick Herron‘s books featuring the grotesque Jackson Lamb have quickly established themselves as modern spy story classics. Very humorous although that never compromises the integrity of very well crafted plots. #mickherron #jacksonlamb #spyfiction #espionage #knutsford #currentlyreading #soy #thriller #london #slowhorses #sloughhouse
London Rules: Jackson Lamb Thriller 5 | 
This entry is definitely an ensemble piece. If you'd asked me after the first book who the main character is, I'd have said River Cartwright. 4mo
1) the terrorists being indoctrinated, incompetent young men from North Korea
2) the model minority Muslim mayoral candidate turning out to be a drinker who pays for illegal IDs for a not-dead radicalized relative to disappear 4mo
3) a politician having his career threatened via evidence that he chose to wear traditionally feminine clothing/did drag in a club, because the one threatening knows it wouldn't be accepted by his constituents, even if it's acknowledged there's nothing wrong with it, because the politician has some pretty repugnantly conservative views in other areas 4mo
⚠️animal death, racism, Islamophobia, terrorism, drug addiction, dementia, ableism 4mo