Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose.' - Publishers Weekly

'The complex plot drags a bit in the middle, as Herron gets quite a number of balls in the air, but once he does, the narrative picks up real steam and becomes genuinely thrilling.

Gentleman-Spione, das ist Herrons Botschaft, die waren einmal.' - Hannes Hintermeier, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Der Autor schlägt einen weiteren Nagel in den Sarg der einst so glorreichen Geheimdienstgeschichte Britanniens als Teil der überragenden Intelligenz des Empire.

(.) Herron spielt gekonnt mit Mustern des Genres und überträgt dessen Regeln in die Gegenwart, die leider so viel digitaler und komplizierter geworden ist. Und an erzählerischer Phantasie scheint es ihm auch nicht zu mangeln. 'Sarkasmus ist eine der großen Stärken dieses Autors, schwarzer Humor eine weitere.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī+ : neatly plotted and twisted good fun Once a spook, always a spook, and even being dead doesn't mean you can't uncover secrets.ĭickie Bow might have tailed his last target, but Lamb and his crew of no-hopers are about to go live.Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.

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. But he's not an obvious target for assassination in the here and now. He was in Berlin with Lamb, back in the day. Dickie Bow was a talented streetwalker once, good at following people and bringing home their secrets. 'The new king of the spy thriller' Mail on Sundayįrom 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. *Soon to be a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*

Dead Lions by Mick Herron