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Mick Herron


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Mick Herron was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, lives in Oxford, and works in London. His short fiction regularly appears in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and he is a contributing editor to the monthly book trade publication Bookdealer.
 

Genres: Thriller, Mystery
 
New Books
September 2023

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The Secret Hours
 
Series
Oxford
   1. Down Cemetery Road (2003)
   2. The Last Voice You Hear (2004)
   3. Why We Die (2006)
   4. Smoke and Whispers (2009)
   5. Reconstruction (2008)
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Slough House
   1. Slow Horses (2010)
   2. Dead Lions (2013)
   2.5. The List (2015)
   3. Real Tigers (2016)
   4. Spook Street (2017)
   5. London Rules (2018)
   5.5. The Drop (2018)

     aka The Marylebone Drop

   6. Joe Country (2019)
   6.5. The Catch (2020)
   7. Slough House (2021)
   8. Bad Actors (2022)
   Standing by the Wall (2022)
   Standing by the Wall: A Slough House Interlude (2022)
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Novels
   Nobody Walks (2015)
   This is What Happened (2018)
   The Secret Hours (2023)
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Collections
   All the Livelong Day (2013)
   Dolphin Junction (2021)
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Awards
Dagger Awards Best Book winner (2013) : Dead Lions
Barry Awards Best Thriller nominee (2014) : Dead Lions
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2016) : Real Tigers
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2017) : Spook Street
Macavity Awards Best Book nominee (2017) : Real Tigers
Barry Awards Best Thriller nominee (2018) : Spook Street
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2018) : London Rules
Barry Awards Best Thriller nominee (2019) : London Rules
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2020) : Joe Country


Mick Herron recommends
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Hunted (2024)
Abir Mukherjee
"A masterclass."
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Cahokia Jazz (2023)
Francis Spufford
"Francis Spufford has discovered a new riff on a favourite tune, and in exploring it has created something wholly unique. Cahokia Jazz is extraordinary."
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The New Wife (2023)
J P Delaney
"I loved it. JP Delaney has a gift for the unputdownable story ... One twist in particular left me open-mouthed. Brilliant stuff. This'll be in a lot of holiday luggage come the summer."
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Black Thorn (2023)
Sarah Hilary
"Brilliant. Taking a really deep dive into some dark spaces that Sarah brings vividly to life, it's wonderful and unlike anything else I've read lately."
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The Last Goodbye (2023)
(David Raker Missing Persons, book 12)
Tim Weaver
"These books are unputdownable."
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The Scarlet Papers (2023)
Matthew Richardson
"Grand in scope and packed with fascinating insights."

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