Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas -- Mick Herron

<b>At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-published Christmas interlude <i>Standing by the Wall.</i></b> <p/>Espionage. Blackmail. Revenge. Cunning. Slapstick. State secrets dating back to the fall of the Berlin Wall. All this and more in a tight package of five novellas by Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of Slow Horses. From the troubled recruitment of a new MI5 informant to a botched information transfer, Herron's novellas capture the drama, humor, and high stakes of everyday life in the world of spycraft, a world rife with both legends and secrets, where thrill-seeking and loneliness are ubiquitous and deadly, and where the lines between friends, enemies, and lovers are perpetually blurred by circumstance and subterfuge. <p/>For fans new and old, <i>Standing by the Wall</i> is an excellent introduction to the extended literary universe of Mick Herron's <i>Slow Horses</i>. Collection includes: <i>The List</i>, <i>The Marylebone Drop</i>, <i>The Catch</i>, <i>The Last Dead Letter</i>, and <i>Standing by the Wall</i>.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Mick Herron<br><b>Publisher:</b> Soho Crime<br><b>Published:</b> 11/01/2022<br><b>Pages:</b> 308<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.70w x 1.30d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781641295031