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London Rules
- Slough House Series, Book 5
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Espionage. Blackmail. Revenge. Cunning. Slapstick. State secrets dating back to the fall of the Berlin Wall. All this and more in a tight package of five novellas by Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of Slow Horses.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Should have read the summary!!
- By Blake Menzies on 2023-01-25
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The Secret Hours
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- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical over-reaching" by the British Secret Service “to investigate historical over-reaching.” Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer—and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so. But MI5’s formidable First Desk did not become Britain’s top spy by accident, and she has successfully thwarted the inquiry at every turn.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reconstruction
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- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
When a young man breaks into South Oxford Nursery School with a gun and takes a group of hostages, teacher Louise Kennedy is fearful. But Jaime Segura isn’t there on a homicidal mission. Bad Sam Chapman - head of the intelligence service’s internal security force, the Dogs - tries to find out what Jaime is after. But the only person Jaime will talk to is Ben Whistler, an MI6 colleague of Jaime’s lover, Miro - who has gone missing with a quarter of a billion pounds....
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- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The death of Tom Bettany's estranged 26-year-old son brings him back to London. His return sparks the interest of everyone from mobsters to MI5 officers - he may have thought he left his old life as a spy behind, but nobody just walks away. Tom Bettany is working at a meat processing plant in France when he gets the voicemail from an English woman he doesn't know telling him that his estranged 26-year-old son is dead. Liam was smoking dope on his London balcony when he fell....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hello
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- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. The character that made Bailey’s name is the medically trained detective Reggie Fortune, and he’s at his best in this short story investigating a murder and the disappearance of a nurse at a mysterious stately home.
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Dolphin Junction
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- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: David Thorpe, Emma Powell, Gerard Doyle, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Now, for the first time, Herron’s short fiction has been collected into one volume. In Dolphin Junction, devoted fans and future converts alike will find much to amuse, delight, and terrify them. Five stand-alone nerve-racking and thrilling crime fiction stories are complemented by four mystery stories featuring the Oxford wife-and-husband detective team of shrewd Zoë Boehm and hapless Joe Silvermann. The collection also includes a peek into the past of Jackson Lamb, irascible top agent at Slough House.
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Standing by the Wall
- The Collected Slough House Novellas
- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Espionage. Blackmail. Revenge. Cunning. Slapstick. State secrets dating back to the fall of the Berlin Wall. All this and more in a tight package of five novellas by Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of Slow Horses.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Should have read the summary!!
- By Blake Menzies on 2023-01-25
Written by: Mick Herron
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The Secret Hours
- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical over-reaching" by the British Secret Service “to investigate historical over-reaching.” Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer—and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so. But MI5’s formidable First Desk did not become Britain’s top spy by accident, and she has successfully thwarted the inquiry at every turn.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pay attention
- By Luckie Mucklebackit on 2023-11-28
Written by: Mick Herron
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Reconstruction
- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
When a young man breaks into South Oxford Nursery School with a gun and takes a group of hostages, teacher Louise Kennedy is fearful. But Jaime Segura isn’t there on a homicidal mission. Bad Sam Chapman - head of the intelligence service’s internal security force, the Dogs - tries to find out what Jaime is after. But the only person Jaime will talk to is Ben Whistler, an MI6 colleague of Jaime’s lover, Miro - who has gone missing with a quarter of a billion pounds....
Written by: Mick Herron
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Nobody Walks
- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The death of Tom Bettany's estranged 26-year-old son brings him back to London. His return sparks the interest of everyone from mobsters to MI5 officers - he may have thought he left his old life as a spy behind, but nobody just walks away. Tom Bettany is working at a meat processing plant in France when he gets the voicemail from an English woman he doesn't know telling him that his estranged 26-year-old son is dead. Liam was smoking dope on his London balcony when he fell....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hello
- By Mr Public Photogragher on 2023-04-14
Written by: Mick Herron
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The Swimming Pool
- Written by: H. C. Bailey
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. The character that made Bailey’s name is the medically trained detective Reggie Fortune, and he’s at his best in this short story investigating a murder and the disappearance of a nurse at a mysterious stately home.
Written by: H. C. Bailey
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Dolphin Junction
- Stories
- Written by: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: David Thorpe, Emma Powell, Gerard Doyle, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Now, for the first time, Herron’s short fiction has been collected into one volume. In Dolphin Junction, devoted fans and future converts alike will find much to amuse, delight, and terrify them. Five stand-alone nerve-racking and thrilling crime fiction stories are complemented by four mystery stories featuring the Oxford wife-and-husband detective team of shrewd Zoë Boehm and hapless Joe Silvermann. The collection also includes a peek into the past of Jackson Lamb, irascible top agent at Slough House.
Written by: Mick Herron
Publisher's Summary
The fifth entry in the CWA Gold Dagger-winning Slough House series featuring Jackson Lamb.
London Rules might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one: Cover your arse.
At MI5 headquarters Regent's Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is learning this the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he's facing attack from all directions himself: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote and now has his sights set on Number 10; from the showboat's wife, a tabloid columnist, who's crucifying Whelan in print; from the PM's favorite Muslim, who's about to be elected mayor of the West Midlands, despite the dark secret he's hiding; 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 MI5 satellite office for outcast and demoted spies, the agents are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. Plus someone is trying to kill Roddy Ho. But collectively, they're about to rediscover their greatest strength- the ability to make a bad situation much, much worse.
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- PDubya
- 2023-03-07
One more success
So, I am now convinced this is one of the best series I have listened to on Audible - and I’ve listened to my share. It’s the narrator with the story filled with great characters- have already purchased the next in series.
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- Wilfred
- 2023-01-27
Obsessed
I am just burning through these novels. So great. Addictive. Well read. Well performed. The writing: chef’s kiss.
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- Terry
- 2018-10-27
The latest and best of a great series
I found the Slough House series a few months ago and have read them all. Some of them twice. This is the latest and the best. There is humor - the sly, English variety - in all of them, but this one has more than usual and it adds immeasurably to the book.
The characters are fun - they are interesting and, while they could be paper doll flat - the author is able to bring these disparate and quirky people to life. Moreover, he makes them likable. You want them to do well. You want them to triumph. You want to have them come back and save the day again and again. You want to read about them in a whole lot more books - I'm waiting for the next one already.
These are spy books, with some mysteries involved. They also are adventures, of a sort - and they are immensely entertaining. More, bring me more.
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- D. Roessner
- 2018-08-06
Best Mick Herron yet!
Mick Herron continues to entertain and improve on his franchise series at Slough House. The stories are interesting and unpredictable, the characters are unique and interesting and the narration is world class. Bravo Mick, your next installment in the Slough House Series can not come soon enough!
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- Dustmouse5
- 2018-07-05
The funniest of Herron's Slough House books
Clever and engaging, with great narration by Gerard Doyle. This is the 5th Slough House novel and the series appears to be getting better with each one. It is satirical and contemporary, with subtle digs at Trump and unsubtle satire about the bigoted Brexit folks. The point of view slips easily and believably in and out of different characters' heads without losing its focus. The new kind of terrorist in this novel comes in the form of a small group of young North Korean men on a violent assignment. Herron manages to make them three dimensional. Roddy Ho's cluelessness is what sets this story moving, and it's really very funny. My only disappointment -- and it's a small one -- is that River Cartwright is barely a presence in this story. Even though Herron has called these the Jackson Lamb novels it has never felt that way to me. In the first book, Slow Horses, River is the protagonist and in the most recent one, Spook Street, his is the leading role too. I think he should stay at the forefront. Lamb is a great character but never changes and the descriptions of his slovenliness are getting a little old. That said, this is an excellent listen. I highly recommend it.
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- RAMON
- 2018-07-26
It doesn’t get any better
This is a great book with great characters. For once he didn’t know what was going to happen and that’s mystery. The characters are fantastic it’s a wonderful satire have spy novels and of the English political system. It has also elements that would satisfy Nassim Taleb readers with unknown unknowns and false conclusions.
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- Lynn
- 2021-06-05
In retrospect, top of series
First listened in 2019, gave it 5 stars across the board. Now -2 years later - listening again, wish I could give it 10. Plot, characters, pace, voicing - perfection. In light of 2 more years of human craziness, aspects of the work seem prophetic. In a Jackson Lamb way, profane, sulfuric, profound.
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- Liz
- 2020-12-24
I love this series
All the books in this series are excellent. So real, funny, surprising, sad. I recommend them to everyone.
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- Lucy
- 2020-08-02
These Are As Good As It Gets
This whole series is outstanding. Mick Herron is simply the Best author writing on the British security services since LeCarre ( whom he owes more than a tip of the hat to) and this series is the best thing done on the Intelligence services since George Smiley. Like LeCarre, what sets Herron's work apart is not only his 'spot on' feel for a certain kind of UK and certain kinds of class structures, but also the fact that any one of these books read alone is also a fantastic novel in and of itself. You can read any one of the Slough House books as a 'stand alone' but - that having been said - you'll probably enjoy them more if you read them in order since, as with the Smiley books, there is a consistent, and wonderful, cast of characters whose lives interweave and whose stories develop and evolve through the series. Herron writes beautifully, with doses of humor, and poignancy that never tip over into melodrama. Gerard Doyle is also a great narrator, and, on top of it all, the stories are terrific. Give Slough House a try. You won't be sorry. MORE Than Worth The Credit!
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- Barbara
- 2019-09-04
Best one yet!
Fans of Jackson Lamb and his band of MI-5 f***-ups will laugh out loud, but the book also has a poignancy and an unwavering respect for its flawed characters. I want to reread the whole series from the beginning.
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- YY
- 2019-07-29
Love this series
All the books in this series are enjoyable. I love all the damaged characters because really, they are all of us, trying to figure out what’s next, what’s right, what’s wrong, et seq....and we all need a version of Mister Lamb in our lives.
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- KR
- 2018-10-20
Great!!
I’m so excited about what is, to me, a stupendous new series. Great characters, interesting story line, wonderful style. And quite frequent humor that nevertheless does not jar against the strength of the story and character development. LOVE this series. Also, the narrator is a skilled actor, too. His female character voices are very good, not that fruity mocking “female” voice other male narrators use that often ruins a book recording. I highly recommend this entire series of books and of recorded books.
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