Slow Horses by Mick Herron

Slow Horses

Slough House #1

Mick Herron with Gerard Doyle (Narrator)

10 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up: left a secret file on a train, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They're the service's poor relations - the slo...

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Moods

mysterious 74%
tense 64%
adventurous 63%
dark 51%
funny 39%
challenging 11%
reflective 5%
emotional 4%
lighthearted 3%
informative 2%
sad 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 33%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Plot: 36% | Character: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 24%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

3.84

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