The List: A Novella

Book 0: Slough House

by Mick Herron

Genres: Traditional Mysteries; Crime Fiction; Spy Thrillers

Synopsis

Dieter Hess, an aged spy, is dead, and John Bachelor, his MI5 handler, is in deep, deep trouble. Death has revealed that the deceased had been keeping a secret second bank account—and there’s only ever one reason a spy has a secret second bank account. The question of whether he was a double agent must be resolved, and its answer may undo an entire career’s worth of spy secrets.

Release date: January 27, 2015

Publisher: Soho Crime

Print pages: 112