Mick Herron is a British mystery and thriller novelist known for his darkly humorous and cynical take on espionage and intelligence. He gained prominence with his Slough House series, a sprawling saga of disgraced MI5 agents relegated to a dead-end office. Herron's writing style is characterized by sharp dialogue, gritty realism, and a sardonic, often bleak, perspective on the lives of those working in the shadows of national security. His work has been adapted into the successful television series, Slow Horses.





















