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Mick Herron


Born
in Newcastle upon Tyne, The United Kingdom
July 11, 1963

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Genre
Mystery, Thriller, Crime


Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of nine books in the Slough House series as well as a mystery series set in Oxford featuring Sarah Tucker and/or P.I. Zoë Boehm. He now lives in Oxford and works in London.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.19 · 432,763 ratings · 31,790 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors
Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)
4.05 avg rating — 87,844 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)
4.13 avg rating — 46,574 ratings — published 2013 — 87 editions
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Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
4.29 avg rating — 38,569 ratings — published 2016 — 52 editions
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Spook Street (Slough House,...
4.42 avg rating — 35,148 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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London Rules (Slough House,...
4.35 avg rating — 32,244 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions
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Joe Country (Slough House, #6)
4.32 avg rating — 27,565 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions
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Slough House (Slough House,...
4.41 avg rating — 25,916 ratings — published 2021 — 24 editions
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Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)
4.36 avg rating — 23,165 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
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The Secret Hours
4.25 avg rating — 21,723 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions
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Clown Town (Slough House, #9)
4.35 avg rating — 13,529 ratings — published 2025 — 11 editions
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Series by Mick Herron

Slow Horses Dead Lions Real Tigers Spook Street London Rules The Marylebone Drop Joe Country
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Quotes by Mick Herron  (?)
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“Those who write the rules rarely suffer their weight.”
― Mick Herron, Spook Street
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“Lamb said, ‘If you had issues with him, I could have spoken to HR. Arranged an intervention.’ He tapped Moody’s shoulder with his foot. ‘Breaking his neck without going through your line manager, that shit stays on your record.”
― Mick Herron, Slow Horses
tags: bad-reputation, management, office-politics, work-colleagues, workplace
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“as every office worker knows, it’s not the hope that kills you. It’s knowing it’s the hope that kills you that kills you.”
― Mick Herron, Real Tigers
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Polls

July & August 2021 General Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Crime, Mystery or Thriller would you like to read in July and August?

Note: We will be reading two books (first and second place) selections across two months.

 
  23 votes, 43.4%

Slow Horses (Slough House #1) by Mick Herron
 
  9 votes, 17.0%

City of the Sun (Frank Behr #1) by David Levien
 
  7 votes, 13.2%

 
  7 votes, 13.2%

 
  3 votes, 5.7%

 
  2 votes, 3.8%

 
  2 votes, 3.8%

53 total votes
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Mystery/Thriller ...: SERIES FAVORITES/NTMAs 31 156 Jan 07, 2010 07:31PM  
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Mystery/Thriller ...: sept 2013 - sandi 7 20 Oct 07, 2013 08:09PM  
Mystery/Thriller ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Top Reads 2013 37 38 Jan 17, 2014 07:22AM  
Mystery/Thriller ...: august 2014 - sandi 13 17 Sep 05, 2014 09:06AM  
Crime, Mysteries ...: 2014 Shamus Award Nominees 1 16 Oct 08, 2014 09:00AM  
Crime Detective M...: 2014 Shamus Award Nominees 7 21 Oct 10, 2014 05:13AM  
Crime, Mysteries ...: 2014 Shamus Award Nominees 2 17 Oct 11, 2014 10:30AM  
Mystery/Thriller ...: Post Your Top Reads for 2014 Here! 52 54 Jan 17, 2015 03:04PM  


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