Slow Horses (Slough House Book 1)

Name: Slow Horses (Slough House Book 1)
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (37527 reviews)
Author: Mick Herron

by Mick Herron

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.4 (37,527)

4.4 stars from 37,527 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

367 pages~6.1 hr readPublished by Diogenes Verlag AGPublished 2018-08-29

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Last checked: Jun 29, 2026

Price history: $1.99 – $10.13

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy spy thrillers with messy, flawed protagonists who scheme and backstab rather than take orders cleanly.
You appreciate dark humour threaded through serious espionage plots, with characters who feel real and weathered.
You love ensemble casts where the dysfunctional team dynamics are as gripping as the central mystery.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer traditional action-heavy spy stories with heroic protagonists and clear-cut victories.
You want fast pacing throughout. Herron builds character and atmosphere deliberately, which can feel slow in the opening chapters.
You dislike British intelligence jargon and institutional politics as plot drivers rather than just backdrop.

About this book

Slough House is a dumping ground for MI5 agents who have failed in their careers. These "slow horses" have all disgraced themselves through botched operations, office politics, or personal problems like alcoholism. They share a common desire to return to active duty and are willing to work together to achieve redemption. When a young man is kidnapped and his captors threaten to broadcast his execution online, the slow horses see a chance to restore their reputations by intervening. However, the victim may not be who he claims to be, complicating their mission. This deluxe edition includes a foreword by the author, book club discussion questions, and an exclusive short story featuring the slow horses.

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Price has dropped 25 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 87 days. Typically stays discounted for 4 days.

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Currently #6,188 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 37% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 37,527 reviews

Gaining approximately 588 new reviews per month. Reader interest is surging. Rating has climbed from 4.3 to 4.4. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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