Calling All Readers: Book Club (1/3) - Slow Horses by Mick Herron
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Welcome to Calling All Readers Book Club!
Week by week, we'll discuss sections of the book we were assigned as a group to read. Our book club is described as "episodic" since we do not read as a group, instead we read on our private time the sections we were assigned to read, and the following week we have an open discussion. We'll note theories, questions, concerns and predictions, until we reach the end.
About the book-
London, England: Slough House is where washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what’s left of their failed careers. The “slow horses,” as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated there. Maybe they botched an Op so badly they can’t be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle—not unusual in this line of work. One thing they have in common, though, is they want to be back in the action. And most of them would do anything to get there─even if it means having to collaborate with one another.
When a young man is abducted and his kidnappers threaten to broadcast his beheading live on the Internet, the slow horses see an opportunity to redeem themselves. But is the victim really who he appears to be?
Meeting ID:
853 1239 1075
Schedule:
To be determined...
Page count: 400 pages
Price: $11.18 Paperback
Genre: Spy Thriller
Where to purchase:
[Amazon.com: Slow Horses (Deluxe Edition) (Slough House): 9781641292979: Herron, Mick: Books](https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Horses-Deluxe-Slough-House/dp/1641292970/ref=sr_1_5?adgrpid=199472940397&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GuH89ANcyP8Y7HDJT-X8_OYdjHzKqwsYyQTQYVPWk2qqM77F7l8lfGilfyJdbKIG7lzVt3wxSRXu66ES_xrprttylPQ8B6KcLhSFqg61ZJZ_2RLefRb45LtLRQ7vbyTXIxRXa9XwVUNliibiisqx5lrnPGjlz2wgrFww5LM4vhSUsN4nX-u_gJxjH4cxTnGHo_hFcQAAMHvADZvnyd7DB233G5ZeM5_PxL7_KncSxMXnZIR9w4hHGfx-v0Q4X-3W6TsFemG5eoRwBfDyAI-uuRMfOxIViy2CpFT32CfB9bs.6n9lbstNgjV1fa9Ske1LDgLw1E5-56F0DewykhpsPQs&dib_tag=se&hvadid=823208408561&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9021575&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=7332670748946071927--&hvqmt=b&hvrand=7332670748946071927&hvtargid=kwd-1413873660953&hydadcr=11145_13640752_2397038&keywords=slow%2Bhorses%2Bbook%2Bseries&mcid=e4bbffe011083295a651111fba753c3b&qid=1794521502&sr=8-5&th=1)
About the Author:
Mick Herron’s six Slough House novels have been shortlisted for eight CWA Daggers, winning twice, and shortlisted for the Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year three times. The first, Slow Horses, was picked as one of the best twenty spy novels of all time by the Daily Telegraph, while the most recent, Joe Country, was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller.
Mick Herron was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and now lives in Oxford.
Things to note:
1. This book was voted on by fellow readers of Calling All Readers.
2. Before each meeting, make sure you've read the assigned pages.
3. The author is always notified that our group is reading the book. We'll try to connect with them for an interview.
4. It's okay if you arrive late.