Joe Country by Mick Herron

352 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark funny medium-paced

Description

If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die. In Slough House, the London outpost for disgraced MI5 spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 339 reviews

Moods

adventurous 76%
dark 75%
tense 73%
funny 61%
mysterious 61%
challenging 17%
emotional 17%
sad 15%
lighthearted 3%
reflective 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 51%
fast 46%
slow 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Plot: 28% | Character: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 40% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 42% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.15

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.