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Dead Lions

The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 2)

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Dead Lions

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*

'The new king of the spy thriller' Mail on Sunday

'Mick Herron is an incredible writer' Mark Billingham

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From the Intelligence Service purgatory that is Slough House, where disgraced spies are sent to see out the dregs of their careers, Jackson Lamb is on his way to Oxford, where a former spook has turned up dead on a bus. Dickie Bow was a talented streetwalker once, good at following people and bringing home their secrets. He was in Berlin with Lamb, back in the day. But he's not an obvious target for assassination in the here and now.

On Dickie's phone Lamb finds the last message he ever left, which hints that an old-time Moscow-style op is being run in the Intelligence Service's back-yard. Once a spook, always a spook, and even being dead doesn't mean you can't uncover secrets.

Dickie Bow might have tailed his last target, but Lamb and his crew of no-hopers are about to go live.

'The spycraft of le Carré refracted through the blackly comic vision of Joseph Heller's Catch-22' Financial Times Crime Thrillers Espionage Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Witty Funny

Critic Reviews

Praise for Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb series:
The finest new crime series this Millennium
Mick Herron is the real deal
I can't wait to read what Mick Herron writes next
Surely among the finest British spy fiction of the past 20 years
Herron has the comedy and eye to rival Len Deighton
Herron may be the most literate, and slyest, thriller writer in English today
Delightful ... with a dry humour reminiscent of Greene and Waugh
All stars
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I find listening to stories a very soothing and exciting experience. If the reader is a skilled story teller and has the expertise to provide accents, inflections and drama, I can go with them into suspending my disbelief wholly.
This was a wonderful experience. The only part I didn’t enjoy was, when the text flipped from one time and place to another, the edit didn’t provide a pause for us to expect it. Additionally, sometimes there wasn’t enough change or modulation from the narrator to help us realise that this has just happened. If the narrator paused in his reading of it, the edit has removed any significant pause. For a smooth adjustment for the listener, this needs to be refined.
It’s a small but significant annoyance.
Well done on a brilliant job.

Immersive experience thanks to skilled voice actor narrating quality work.

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Second book listened to in a week. They’re addictive rip roaring yarns. So well read too.

Another gripping and funny yarn.

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British spies down on their luck aren’t fired but engaged in tedious busy work at Slough House. Sharp minds and independent thinking are reignited by a political kidnapping. Poor editing makes this difficult to follow at times. Scenes jump abruptly to new locations or conversations without any indication in the narration, such as a pause or a musical tone, which is confusing to the listener. These are signposted by a space in the written text. A good book, well narrated, let down by production shortcomings.

Almost great

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I have loved all of the series. Mick Herron is a great author and the twists and turns keep you wanting to know more. All of the books have had me looking forward to the next of the series. Sean Barrett is such a fantastic narrator and has the ability to change his voice for all the characters perfectly. I have the next one ready to start. If you love a bit if espioage you won't be disappointed with any of this series.

Highly recommend

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Most enjoyed are the clever quips that dance through each chapter. Beautiful narration just seems to highlight Mr Herron’s talent. Well enjoyed.

A clever quip

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