Join the number one Sunday Times bestselling author Mick Herron, live in conversation, as he takes audiences deep inside the world of Slough House – the blisteringly funny, acutely observed spy series that has redefined the espionage thriller for a new generation – and introduces Down Cemetery Road, his first novel and the inspiration for the new #1 Apple TV series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.
This autumn saw the release of book nine in the series, Clown Town, praised by the Sunday Times as ‘a masterpiece' and Mick Herron hailed as ‘An authentic megastar of the genre' in the Guardian. Here Herron returns to his brilliantly dysfunctional cast of failed spies – led, of course, by the unforgettable Jackson Lamb – in a taut and timely story of secrets, betrayals and backdoor deals with consequences that reach far beyond Regent’s Park.
A master of razor-sharp wit and twisty plotting, Mick will reflect on his writing process, the journey of Down Cemetery Road and Slow Horses from page to the screen – now an award-winning Apple TV series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden – and the enduring appeal of the espionage world in fiction today.
With special guest reader Dustin Demri-Burns, expect an evening of insight, laughter, and thrilling storytelling from “the best spy novelist of his generation” (The New Yorker), with a chance to pose your own questions to the man the Spectator hails as “a genius”.
Whether you're a long-time fan or just discovering the slow horses and DCR’s Zoë Boehm for the first time, don’t miss this exclusive live event with one of the most acclaimed thriller writers of our time.
