Slow Horses

I have to say this is about the best fiction I have read in the last few years. Mick Herron’s book is the beginning of an 8-book series based on a bunch of disgraced MI6 agents led by a very disgraceful but cunning leader, himself an agent who messed up big time. His name is Jackson Lamb and he is not someone you’d even want to be in the same room with, never mind have him for a boss. He looks and smells like he has not bathed in a month or maybe six months, come to think of it. He is rude and crude and actually quite witty and brings humor into a story that otherwise could be quite dark. The action and storyline, mostly told from multiple first person perspectives are so expertly woven into a tapestry so beautifully finished I find it hard to describe. Typical spy stuff but also interpersonal job-related employee issues written into a story that moves along quite well and demands that you sit up and pay attention. No more information on storyline – just a must read for fans of intrigue, humor and fantastic fiction. Highly highly recommend. Also a book series.