Nothing in this particular stocking could be described as filler, in fact: every story, whether sweet or dark, is a delicious treat.

Jake Kerridge, The Sunday Telegraph

An early Christmas bonus.

The Times

Definitely one for the Christmas list, <i>Dolphin Junction</i> is both a perfect introduction to the creator of monstrous spymaster Jackson Lamb and a treat for Slough House aficionados.

The Guardian

Se alle

One of our top spy writers proves he can write crime short stories which are as brilliant as his novels. Slough House features but this is an eclectic mix of tales. Herron is a one off.

NB Magazine

What we're reading.

The i

*FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING SLOUGH HOUSE THRILLERS*Mick Herron is 'Britain's finest living thriller writer' (Sunday Express) and author of the bestselling and award-winning Slough House novels. Dolphin Junction captures his trademark tension, humour, and suspense in the form of short fiction, collected here for the first time.When a wife leaves her husband under suspicious circumstances, he sets off in search for her, unprepared for the guilty secrets he's about to drag back into the light. A man is tempted by a luxury apartment with a top-of-the-range kitchen. But there is a heavy price to pay for this glamorous new life. A couple go on a hike through the Derbyshire countryside, to ignore the fact their marriage is on the rocks. And there is a peek into the past of Jackson Lamb, the boss of Slough House, as well as stories featuring the shrewd detective Zoë Boehm and her hapless partner Joe Silvermann.Dolphin Junction displays Herron's craft for deftly plotted storytelling, dark wit, and memorable twists.'Mick Herron is an incredible writer and if you haven't read him yet, you NEED to' Mark Billingham'Mick Herron is one of the finest writers of his generation' Steve Cavanagh
Les mer
From the bestselling and award winning 'master of the spy thriller' comes a collection of riveting short stories
Britain's finest living thriller writer - Sunday ExpressHerron is superior to the vast majority of thriller writers at their best - Sunday TimesMick Herron is an incredible writer and if you haven't read him yet, you NEED to - Mark BillinghamMick Herron is one of the finest writers of his generation - Steve Cavanagh
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529371260
Publisert
2021-11-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Baskerville
Vekt
380 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
32 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Mick Herron is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Slough House thrillers, which have won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, two CWA Daggers, been published in twenty-five languages, and are the basis of a major TV series starring Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb. He is also the author of the Zoë Boehm series, and the standalone novels Nobody Walks and The Secret Hours. Mick was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and now lives in Oxford.