{"id":7003,"date":"2025-11-08T08:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=7003"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:48:49","slug":"book-review-slow-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=7003","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Slow Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Slow Horses<\/em>, by Mick Herron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I haven\u2019t seen the Apple+ TV show, but I did read the first book in this series. And it\u2019s pretty good. I\u2019d give this grumpy thriller a solid B.. The gimmick here is that the group of investigators are not the All-Star Team of James Bonds but instead are a bunch of people who have either given up, or messed up, and have been sent to work in this grungy old building. Not a lot is expected of them. They don\u2019t get along with each other. But then\u2026you won\u2019t believe this\u2026they learn to work together! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s formulaic, but enjoyable. The characters are what elevate the ho-hum story into being something truly worthy of reading while stuck on a plane. I don\u2019t remember any character names, but I\u2019m TERRIBLE at remembering real people’s names that I meet in real life, let alone fictional characters. So I just call the characters in this book Frumpy Old Guy and Young Guy and Suspicious Lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I liked it, but didn\u2019t love it enough to continue with the series. And that\u2019s okay. You don\u2019t have to continue a series just because the series exists. I hereby give you all permission to give up on a series of books whenever the heck you want. But if you want a frumpy, modern British mystery thriller, this is a good one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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