ISBN: 9781641290241
Editorial: Soho Crime
Autor: Herron, Mick
Año de edición: 2019
N° Paginas: 368
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Ian Fleming. John le Carré. Len Deighton. Mick Herron. The brilliant plotting of Herron’s twice CWA Dagger Award-winning Slough House series of spy novels is matched only by his storytelling gift and an ear for viciously funny political satire. “Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation.”—Val McDermid At MI5 headquarters Regent’s Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the ropes the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he’s facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat’s wife, a tabloid columnist, who’s crucifying Whelan in print; from the PM’s favorite Muslim, who’s about to be elected mayor of the West Midlands, despite the dark secret he’s hiding; and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, who’s alert for Claude’s every stumble. Meanwhile, the country’s being rocked by an apparently random string of terror attacks. Over at Slough House, the MI5 satellite office for outcast and demoted spies, the agents are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. Plus someone is trying to kill Roddy Ho. But collectively, they’re about to rediscover their greatest strength—that of making a bad situation much, much worse. It’s a good thing Jackson Lamb knows the rules. Because those things aren’t going to break themselves. Críticas Praise for London RulesA Times (UK) 100 Best Crime Titles Since 1945Shortlisted for the CWA Gold DaggerShortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel DaggerAn Evening Standard Best Crime Novel of the YearA Daily Mail Best Book of the YearAn Irish Times Best Book of the YearShortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year “Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation.” —Val McDermid “Herron cleverly spins the templates of the spy thriller, and his style can bite with the wit of an Evelyn Waugh or Kingsley Amis.” —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal "[Herron] really is funny and his cynicism is belied, here and there, by flashes of the mingled tenderness and anger that seem to define Britain’s post-Brexit self-reflections." —Charles Finch, USA Today "Scathingly funny." —Newsweek "Slough House, in this winning series, is where incompetent or disgraced British spies spend their days on meaningless busywork. That is, unless they stumble into genuine espionage. Herron is a subtle stylist, and he strikes a perfect balance of big-hearted humor and thrilling spy stuff." —The Seattle Times “Hilarious and suspenseful . . . Sharper than most espionage fiction being written today and manages to stay uncannily contemporary.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch “The new spy master . . . If Slough House on Aldersgate Street EC1 really existed it would already rival the Old Curiosity Shop on Portsmouth Street WC2 as a landmark of literary London . . . Herron has read his Carl Hiaasen as well as his Charles Dickens. The coruscating cynicism and cartoon comedy do not detract from the seriousness of the message: ‘Hate crime pollutes the soul, but only the souls of those who commit it.’” —Evening Standard “The new king of the spy thriller.” —Mail on Sunday “The best modern British spy series.” —Daily Express “Herron's comic brilliance should not overshadow the fact that his books are frequently thrilling, often thought-provoking, and sometimes moving and even inspiring. Reading one of Herron's worst books would be the highlight of my month and London Rules is one of his best.” —Sunday Express “His character [Jackson Lamb] is a modern Falstaff . . . He's [Herron] been called the heir to Len Deighton—and Mick Herron's latest mordantly funny espionage novel only backs that up.” —Sunday Times “London Rules confirms Mick Herron as the greatest comic writer of spy fiction in the English language, and possibl
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Herron, Mick
- Editorial: Soho Crime
- N° Paginas: 368
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
