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PublisherSOHO Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101616956127

ISBN-139781616956127

eBay Product ID (ePID)211704771

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Book TitleReal Tigers

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicThrillers / Espionage, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional

GenreFiction

AuthorMick Herron

Book SeriesSlough House Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight18.3 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-020061

ReviewsPraise for Real Tigers "A pulsating spy thriller about a kidnapped fallen spy whose colleagues uncover a plot threatening the future of the security service." -- The Daily Express (UK) "Misdirection abounds as the Slow Horses work to save their fellow agent and thwart a devious government conspiracy... I certainly enjoyed all the little surprising plot twists along the way to the wickedly delightful conclusion." --FreshFiction "To say this is a great read is an understatement. This book is not your usual thriller 'good vs. bad.' It's much more like always looking for someone to blame as the action and humor continue to skyrocket. " -- Suspense Magazine "The disgraced spies at MI5's Slough House must try to save one of their own in CWA Gold Dagger Award-winner Herron's outstanding third thriller... Herron expertly juggles multiple plot lines and fully formed characters, injecting everything with a jolt of black humor." --Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "[A] tour de force, in which virtually every single player--good guys, bad guys, all the turncoats and in-betweeners--is somehow connected to British Intelligence." -- Kirkus Reviews "At heart, there is solid seriousness here as the new Home Secretary unleashes a tiger team (in which your own side tests you to the limit) to expose the weaknesses of British intelligence.... Readers love this series for its breezy treatment of espionage in which you get to cheer for the underdogs while also showing respect for their opponents. Characters are drawn with the sharpest possible pen." -- Library Journal Praise for Nobody Walks Shortlisted for the 2015 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award One of Booklist 's 101 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade "Fast-moving and deeply cynical, yet thoroughly heartfelt, this is a first-rate modern thriller." -- Daily Mail "Mick Herron writes thrillers that are smart in the places that count. Smart prose, smart plotting." -- Toronto Star "A superb thriller . . . Herron may be the most literate, and slyest, thriller writer in English today." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "Herron's remarkable novel has enough suspense, action, and deductive dazzlement to keep genre fans happy. But be warned: these are deep waters, and this is not nodding-off, night-table reading." -- Booklist , Starred Review Praise for Dead Lions Winner of the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year A BBC Front Row Best Crime Novel of the Year A Times Crime and Thriller Book of the Year A Sunday Times Top 50 Crime and Thriller Book of the Past 5 Years "Delightful . . . with a dry humor reminiscent of Greene and Waugh." -- The Sunday Times "A great romp." --Jeff Park, BBC Front Row "Clever and funny." -- The Times "Unbeatable entertainment for thriller fans." --Library Journal , Starred Review "Funny, clever . . . Genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review, Praise for Dead Lions Winner of the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year A BBC Front Row Best Crime Novel of the Year A Times Crime and Thriller Book of the Year A Sunday Times Top 50 Crime and Thriller Book of the Past 5 Years "Delightful . . . with a dry humor reminiscent of Greene and Waugh." -- The Sunday Times "A great romp." --Jeff Park, BBC Front Row "Clever and funny." -- The Times "Unbeatable entertainment for thriller fans." --Library Journal , Starred Review "Funny, clever . . . Genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review, Praise for Real Tigers "A pulsating spy thriller about a kidnapped fallen spy whose colleagues uncover a plot threatening the future of the security service." -- The Daily Express (UK) "To say this is a great read is an understatement. This book is not your usual thriller 'good vs. bad.' It's much more like always looking for someone to blame as the action and humor continue to skyrocket. " -- Suspense Magazine "The disgraced spies at MI5's Slough House must try to save one of their own in CWA Gold Dagger Award-winner Herron's outstanding third thriller... Herron expertly juggles multiple plot lines and fully formed characters, injecting everything with a jolt of black humor." --Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "[A] tour de force, in which virtually every single player--good guys, bad guys, all the turncoats and in-betweeners--is somehow connected to British Intelligence." -- Kirkus Reviews "At heart, there is solid seriousness here as the new Home Secretary unleashes a tiger team (in which your own side tests you to the limit) to expose the weaknesses of British intelligence.... Readers love this series for its breezy treatment of espionage in which you get to cheer for the underdogs while also showing respect for their opponents. Characters are drawn with the sharpest possible pen." -- Library Journal Praise for Nobody Walks Shortlisted for the 2015 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award One of Booklist 's 101 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade "Fast-moving and deeply cynical, yet thoroughly heartfelt, this is a first-rate modern thriller." -- Daily Mail "Mick Herron writes thrillers that are smart in the places that count. Smart prose, smart plotting." -- Toronto Star "A superb thriller . . . Herron may be the most literate, and slyest, thriller writer in English today." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "Herron's remarkable novel has enough suspense, action, and deductive dazzlement to keep genre fans happy. But be warned: these are deep waters, and this is not nodding-off, night-table reading." -- Booklist , Starred Review Praise for Dead Lions Winner of the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year A BBC Front Row Best Crime Novel of the Year A Times Crime and Thriller Book of the Year A Sunday Times Top 50 Crime and Thriller Book of the Past 5 Years "Delightful . . . with a dry humor reminiscent of Greene and Waugh." -- The Sunday Times "A great romp." --Jeff Park, BBC Front Row "Clever and funny." -- The Times "Unbeatable entertainment for thriller fans." --Library Journal , Starred Review "Funny, clever . . . Genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review, Praise for Real Tigers "To say this is a great read is an understatement. This book is not your usual thriller 'good vs. bad.' It's much more like always looking for someone to blame as the action and humor continue to skyrocket. " -- Suspense Magazine Praise for Nobody Walks Shortlisted for the 2015 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award One of Booklist 's 101 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade "Fast-moving and deeply cynical, yet thoroughly heartfelt, this is a first-rate modern thriller." -- Daily Mail "Mick Herron writes thrillers that are smart in the places that count. Smart prose, smart plotting." -- Toronto Star "A superb thriller . . . Herron may be the most literate, and slyest, thriller writer in English today." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "Herron's remarkable novel has enough suspense, action, and deductive dazzlement to keep genre fans happy. But be warned: these are deep waters, and this is not nodding-off, night-table reading." -- Booklist , Starred Review Praise for Dead Lions Winner of the 2013 CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year A BBC Front Row Best Crime Novel of the Year A Times Crime and Thriller Book of the Year A Sunday Times Top 50 Crime and Thriller Book of the Past 5 Years "Delightful . . . with a dry humor reminiscent of Greene and Waugh." -- The Sunday Times "A great romp." --Jeff Park, BBC Front Row "Clever and funny." -- The Times "Unbeatable entertainment for thriller fans." --Library Journal , Starred Review "Funny, clever . . . Genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal823/.92

SynopsisWhen one of their own is kidnapped, the washed-up MI5 operatives of Slough House--the Slow Horses, as they're known--outwit rogue agents at the very highest levels of British Intelligence, and even to Downing Street itself. London: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they've messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The "Slow Horses," as the failed spies of Slough House are called, are doomed to spend the rest of their careers pushing paper, but they all want back in on the action. When one of their own is kidnapped and held for ransom, the agents of Slough House must defeat the odds, overturning all expectations of their competence, to breach the top-notch security of MI5's intelligence headquarters, Regent's Park, and steal valuable intel in exchange for their comrade's safety. The kidnapping is only the tip of the iceberg, however--the agents uncover a larger web of intrigue that involves not only a group of private mercenaries but the highest authorities in the Secret Service. After years spent as the lowest on the totem pole, the Slow Horses suddenly find themselves caught in the midst of a conspiracy that threatens not only the future of Slough House, but of MI5 itself.

LC Classification NumberPR6108.E77R42 2016