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Slow Horses

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The title points to the most important element of the novel -- the characters exiled to Slough House. Taken from active duty for a variety of reasons that range from performance to politically motivated ass-covering to nuisance relocation, the people who report for work at Slough House under the eagle-eye of Jackson Lamb are the skeleton of the story the plot is hung upon.

The synopsis provided by Publishers Weekly adequately outlines the plot of Slow Horses, and too much more would spoiler some parts of the novel that are best discovered slowly. While River Cartwright may be the first major character introduced, the story is as much about his fellow exiles finding new life and mission, and may ultimately be mostly about the canny, overweight, determined head of Slough House, Jackson Lamb.

I look forward to reading future novels by Mick Herron. I get the feeling that he's still working on the perfect balance of plot/character/action. He's very close to perfect with Slow Horses.