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Craig

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finished reading Spook street by Mick Herron (Slough House, #4)

Mick Herron: Spook street (2017) 4 stars

"What happens when an old spook starts to lose his mind? Do the Services have …

I read this the closest to seeing the companion series on TV so the comparisons came easily. (I've read all after seeing the series once.) The TV series didn't seem to stray as far from the book in this one as in some of the others.

reviewed Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Slough House, #1)

Mick Herron: Slow Horses (2011, Isis) 4 stars

Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …

Good for fans of the TV show

4 stars

I picked this up and read it on Kindle via Libby while watching the fourth season of the show. Re-watched season one--this book's story--after finishing the book. The book is great for background on the characters in the show that a TV show just doesn't have time for. The show follows the book well except for the usual sort of deviations that are not unexpected.