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Book 1 of Slough House

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  • Intelligence service

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Its Library of Congress subjects: Intelligence service. It is book 1 of the Slough House series and set in Great Britain.

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How Slow Horses came to be

  1. He started the Slough House books in 2008, prompted by world events. Source: mickherron.com, checked November 6, 2026. In 2008, inspired by world events, Mick began writing the Slough House series
  2. Slow Horses, the first of them, was published in 2010. Source: mickherron.com, checked November 6, 2026. The first novel, Slow Horses , was published in 2010

About Mick Herron

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Many of his short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Source: mickherron.com, checked November 6, 2026. a number of short stories, many of which appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Series
He has also written the stand-alone novels Nobody Walks and The Secret Hours. Source: mickherron.com, checked November 6, 2026. standalone novels Nobody Walks and The Secret Hours
Awards and honors
The Slough House books have won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award and two CWA Daggers. Source: mickherron.com, checked November 6, 2026. have won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, two CWA Daggers

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