9 Essential Mick Herron Books You Must Read at Least Once

If you’re a fan of Apple TV‘s critically acclaimed series Slow Horses, you probably already know that the show is based on the Slough House novel series. Their author, Mick Herron, has been writing spy fiction since 2010, and what began as a cult favorite has grown into one of the most acclaimed thriller series of the 21st century, earning comparisons to John le Carré while doing something entirely unique: satirizing British intelligence with wit so dry it could sand furniture. The BBC described him as “the le Carré of the future.” The New Yorkerdescribed the series as “the best in a generation, by some estimates, and unquestionably the funniest.”