Nobody left Slough House at the end of a working day feeling like they'd contributed to the security of the nation. They left it
feeling like their brains had been fed through a juicer.
Slough House is the Intelligence Service outpost for failed spies, former high-fliers now dubbed the slow horses. Catherine
Standish, one of their number, worked in Regent's Park long enough to understand treachery, double-dealing and stabbing in the
back, and she's known Jackson Lamb long enough to have learned that old sins cast long shadows. And she also knows that chance
encounters never happen to spooks, even recovering drunks whose careers have crashed and burned.
What she doesn't know is why anyone would target her.
So whoever's holding her hostage, it can't be personal. It must be about Slough House. Most likely, it's about Jackson Lamb.
And say what you like about Lamb, he'll never leave a joe in the lurch.
He might even be someone you could trust with your life.
This week's book is Real Tigers by Mick Herron and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.
As we're coming to the end of our reading list, we'll be choosing books at the meeting. You may like to consider the unread books list and the unreadable books list.
