Not James Bond by a long chalk.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 December 2024
‘Slow Horses’ differs from many other spy novels. A it has humour
B it has the back stories of a number of characters
C It is not about a vague concept like saving the world from an evil genius (yawn) but it involves a real threat to an individual
D it has a number of twists in the tale
Jackson Lamb is a Gene Hunt-like character who tends to get his way by fair means or foul.
