Spook Street

Mick Herron ↗

Slough House - 4

Some highlights

“When you lived on Spook Street you wrapped up tight: watched every word, guarded every secret. ”

“Been confiding in you, has he, young Double-Oh Three-and-a-Half?”

“So. We have what I believe our American chums call a sit-u-a-tion….. ”

“All political lives end in failure, someone once said. Spooks’ lives, too, held more to regret than to cherish, a conclusion it was hard to ignore once the light drained from the day. ”

“I’m not even sure where Ho got that ice from. Right now, we’re all in the dark.” The snap of a lighter disproved his point, and for a moment Lamb’s face was visible. Catherine coughed. The lighter died, but Lamb’s cigarette tip glowed red. ”