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Where Slow Horses sits
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- Book 1 of Slough House. See all Slough House books in order
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- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- Dead Lions
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- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against mickherronbooks.com
What Slow Horses is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- After being pushed out of important work for blundering, intelligence agent River Cartwright is stuck on the sidelines. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Intelligence agent River Cartwright, after being banished from high-profile work for incompetence
- When a Muslim teenager is kidnapped, he suspects a well-known British journalist with links to an extremist party. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a prominent British journalist with ties to an extremist party ... kidnapping of a Muslim teenager
The story behind Slow Horses
- He started the Slough House books in 2008, prompted by world events. (mickherron.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Slow Horses, the first of them, was published in 2010. (mickherron.com; read November 6, 2026)
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Other books in Slough House
9 books listed so far
- Book 2: Dead Lions
- Book 3: Real Tigers
- Book 4: Spook Street
- Book 5: London Rules
- Book 6: Joe Country
- Book 7: Slough House
- Book 8: Bad Actors
- Book 9: Clown Town
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