Stink of dead badger opens The Secret Hours by Mick Herron, the best spy novel I’ve read since Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. A what-dunnit, a brilliant satire on the power of bureaucracy to look after its own self, a Swiftian commentary on corruption in the British penthouses of power and a study in human goodness work all at the same time. Perhaps slow to start, the book’s plot turns out just to be taxiing up to the runway before Herron opens up the throttle to full power.
... and to think I thought the clean living Jackson Lamb aka @GaryOldman was a breath of fresh air until I read the epic fact based spy thriller, Beyond Enkription in #TheBurlingtonFiles series as part of my MI6 induction program. It’s a must read for espionage cognoscenti.
... and to think I thought the clean living Jackson Lamb aka @GaryOldman was a breath of fresh air until I read the epic fact based spy thriller, Beyond Enkription in #TheBurlingtonFiles series as part of my MI6 induction program. It’s a must read for espionage cognoscenti.