Love Slow Horses? Here’s what Mick Herron books to read (and buy) next

Welcome to Slough House, a dumping ground for MI5’s washed-up agents. Dubbed “slow horses,” these disgraced spies are relegated to mindless paperwork after career-ending mistakes. But when a young man is kidnapped and a live-streamed execution is promised, the slow horses find themselves unexpectedly pulled back into the action.

The slow horses of Slough House are back - the unlikely group of MI5 rejects are stuck doing dull surveillance work. But when a mysterious dead body surfaces in Berlin linked to Cold War secrets, the team is drawn into a deadly game of espionage. As old ghosts rise and new enemies close in, the slow horses must navigate a labyrinth of lies and danger to uncover the truth.

When one of their own is kidnapped, the Slow Horses must do the unthinkable - go rogue. As secrets leak and political ambitions clash, the disgraced agents uncover a plot that could destabilise British intelligence from the inside. With loyalty in short supply and danger around every corner, survival means thinking fast and acting dirty.

A terrorist bombing in a shopping centre leaves MI5 scrambling. But when a former spy with dementia - once one of the best - goes missing, the slow horses of Slough House find themselves in the thick of the crisis. As personal and political histories collide, the line between friend and enemy blurs in deadly fashion.

“London Rules” govern the game of espionage and rule number one is: cover your ass. A series of bizarre terrorist attacks has the nation on edge, but something doesn’t add up. As political spin and fear-mongering rise, the slow horses find themselves tangled in a conspiracy that runs straight through the heart of government.

In the frozen fields of rural Wales, secrets are buried and someone’s willing to kill to keep them that way. When a young boy connected to an ex-agent goes missing, the Slow Horses leave London behind and head into dangerous territory. As past sins resurface and loyalties are tested, survival becomes a matter of instinct and luck.

Slough House has been wiped from the records. Names deleted. Files destroyed. Someone wants the slow horses to disappear - permanently. As Britain reels from disinformation campaigns and backroom deals, Jackson Lamb and his team uncover a chilling conspiracy reaching into the highest corridors of power. But surviving the truth may be more dangerous than uncovering it.

A government advisor has vanished, a shady think tank is pulling strings and a political puppet-master is steering MI5 from the shadows. When Slough House gets caught in the crossfire of ambition, corruption, and chaos, the slow horses must navigate a web of lies before one of their own becomes collateral damage.

When former Slough House agent River Cartwright investigates his late grandfather’s library at the Spooks’ College, he stumbles upon a missing book- or one that may never have existed - unwittingly setting off a chain of events that pulls him into a dangerous web of espionage and secrets. At the same time, MI5’s First Desk, Diana Taverner, grapples with the fallout from a covert operation dating back to the Troubles, seizing the chance to repurpose a potential blackmail threat into a solution for a more immediate crisis - one that draws the slow horses into a manipulative and high-risk operation. Though Jackson Lamb, the gruff and foul-mouthed head of Slough House, warns his agents to steer clear, the team disregards his advice and soon finds themselves in a situation far more lethal than any of them anticipated.

When a quiet Oxford suburb is rocked by a violent explosion, Sarah Tucker, a bored, unhappily married housewife, becomes obsessed with the idea that a little girl has gone missing in the chaos. With no one else taking her seriously, Sarah turns to private investigator Zoë Boehm, a sharp-witted but emotionally guarded detective. What starts as a vague suspicion spirals into a dark journey through secrets, lies, and the shadows of a seemingly idyllic neighbourhood.

Private investigator Zoë Boehm is drawn into a chilling case when a desperate man calls her to help find his missing wife. As Zoë delves deeper, she uncovers a tangled web of domestic secrets, obsession, and violence lurking beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary marriage. Navigating a world of fractured relationships and hidden dangers, Zoë must confront the darkness that ordinary people can harbour.

Detective Zoë Boehm returns in a gripping case that probes the fragile boundary between life and death. Called to investigate a suspicious death at a rural retreat, Zoë uncovers a complex network of secrets involving grief, guilt, and hidden violence. As she pieces together the puzzle, Zoë must confront not only the truth behind the death but also her own emotional scars.

Private investigator Zoë Boehm faces her most personal and dangerous case yet when a young woman’s disappearance leads her into a shadowy world of secrets, lies and betrayal. Navigating a maze of whispered threats and half-truths, Zoë must rely on her sharp instincts and determination to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

In Reconstruction, Mick Herron delivers a haunting and intricately woven psychological thriller. The story follows a man recovering from a traumatic accident, struggling to piece together his fractured memories and identity. As the lines between reality and illusion blur, dark secrets emerge, and the protagonist is forced to confront painful truths buried deep within his past.

In Nobody Walks, Mick Herron crafts a dark and unsettling psychological thriller centered on Andy, a man haunted by a violent past and struggling to break free from its grip. When a chance encounter pulls him back into the shadows, Andy must confront old demons and dangerous truths lurking beneath the surface. With an atmosphere thick with tension and unease, this novel explores guilt, obsession, and the cost of survival.

In This Is What Happened, Mick Herron delivers a tense and gripping psychological thriller centred on a man whose life spirals after a shocking betrayal. As past mistakes and secrets resurface, the protagonist is forced to confront the dark consequences of his actions. Filled with twists, atmospheric suspense, and a deep exploration of guilt and memory, this novel keeps readers hooked until the final page.

In The Secret Hours, a standalone novel set in the world of Slough House, Mick Herron explores the haunting aftermath of espionage. When a British spy disappears in Berlin under mysterious circumstances, his wife, determined and resourceful, embarks on a desperate quest to uncover the truth. As she navigates a labyrinth of secrets, betrayals, and shadowy intelligence operatives, the boundaries between friend and foe blur, revealing a chilling portrait of loyalty and loss.