I liked the other books, so not sure why I found this book quite hard to get into.  Confusing, muddled characters.  I just gave up in the end.

I found this book quite hard to get into which meant that I found most of the story and the characters quite confusing and I struggled to follow the plot.  Everyone just seemed to be shooting everyone else and it was hard to decipher who were the good guys and who were the bad.  I also found it a little sexist and crude in places.  Sorry – just not really my cup of tea.

Love this series, whether called Slough House or Jackson Lamb, just don’t get too comfortable, you never known when someone’s going to die!  For the full review go to https://joebloggshere.tumblr.com/post/186137733041/spook-street-by-mick-herron-this-is-the-fourth

Spook Street is the fourth book in the Jackson Lamb series superbly written by Mick Herron. I love Mr Herron’s great witticisms and comical asides. I did however find that it took me longer to get into this book than previously. But once I did it built and built and came to a very unexpected finale.

It now looks all set to continue with new characters appearing as some main characters get bumped off. 

Do read and stay with the story

Another enjoyable outing for the Slough House spooks. A good cast of characters and another intriguing tale which was particularly welcome for giving us a little more insight into Jackson Lamb with hints that he wasn’t always - and maybe isn’t now - quite the shambling wreck that he appears.

I just don't get how a spy book set after a terrorist attack and involve going back to the Cold War era of spying and international espionage be so incredibly boring????? The writing is getting worse, the plot is terrible (it's still also incredibly thin) and I can't stand these characters. The writing itself is jumpy and confusing. I've been reading the series so I'm semi-used to Herron's writing style, and I'm still lost and confused. 

This book is worse than book 1 for me.

Another compelling read in the excellent "Slough House" series by Mick Herron.  Another book that I did not want to put down. I have grown genuinely fond of these imaginary spooks, each with their own quirks, motivations and backstories.

As usual there are twisty-turny sub-plots in abundance - this time involving River's grandfather, a retired and formerly high-level spook, who is now sadly on the verge of what appears to be dementia.  This raises the spectre of hmm, what might happen to elderly spooks who might inadvertently give away state secrets? (something that had not previously occurred to me, but is a good question!)

Without giving away the plot, the "slow horses" come into their own yet again, rising above their mundane working existences.  New characters add further layers of detail to what we already know about our team, and we begin to see how they've ended up as they are.

In summary, another enjoyable and un-putdownable (is that a word? it is now!) book...and so, on to the next in the series!

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this in return for my honest review.

In all the Jackson Lamb novels I have read, the real enemy is the Secret Service itself, an incestuous, paranoid entity, which creates its own enemies, and which also enjoys the self-consumption of its own body parts. Of those body parts, the least salubrious is the rundown Slough House and its loser occupants. 

In this outing for the Slow Horses, their closest approximation to James Bond, River Cartwright, finds himself up against a real, but villainous, version of the superhero spy, as well as a long dormant but deadly project which may have been established by his own spymaster father, now suffering from dementia, whose words are as easily believed as those of Cassandra.

This is as good as any of the other Jackson Lamb novels, inventive, funny and also thought-provoking.

Another fantastic Jackson Lamb novel! The humour, fast-pacing and imaginative storylines make these books unputdownable.

I think this one is the best in the series so far. I've had some mixed feelings in the past, but this time I really enjoyed all of the storylines, I could see the point of Lamb, there were some good shocks, and the whole book felt tightly plotted, with the characters all really secure in who they are.
Looking forward to the next one...

Another example of me reading a series of novels in the wrong order - but, hey, what the heck! This series by Mick Herron is so enjoyable that, even in the wrong order, they give boundless pleasure. If you haven't read any yet it's probably best if you start with the first as there is a wide range of significant characters, all of whom have a part to play in the evolving story around Jackson Lamb's remarkable collection of failures and misfits who repeatedly manage to pull a wide series of chestnuts from an assortment of fires in the different novels. Mick Herron has a rare talent - writing that is at once both effective at creating atmosphere whilst carrying an often complex storyline....and at the same time leavening the narrative with humour that never undermines the story but fleshes out the extraordinary atmosphere in this bit of MI5, the existence of which is seemingly resented by the top echelons of the secret intelligence service - despite its remarkable track record. Very highly recommended.

This is the latest (possibly the last?) of the Slough House series, and I've loved them all. Mick Herron's spies are warmer and more waspish than Le Carre's, but you still get that feeling you are lifting the lid from something that is less full of worms than stuffed to overflowing with rotting vegetation...

A fantastic read. Thoroughly enjoyed this and it is not something I would usually pick up. Will look for more from this author in future.

Another thrilling novel from the Jackson Lamb series. Cleverly pulling together threads from previous books this is a page turning story

Spook Street by Mick Herron is a must read for any reader who enjoys a thoroughly good read, believable plots, amazing characters albeit mostly flawed, dark humour and written by a professional wordsmith. 
Spook Street is the 4th in the Slough House series but the first novel from Mick Herron I have read, I just couldn’t put it down. Fast paced, lots of action, capturing topical threats and politics. 
Jackson Lamb, Head of Slough House is a force to be reckoned with but his team are full of misfits. However, as the depths of their characters and pasts are revealed you begin to wonder whose agenda is more important and who needs silenced. I won’t go into any further detail as I don’t want to spoil the readers enjoyment.
I have enjoyed Mick Herron’s Spook Street so much, I am now reading the first in the series, Slow Horses. 
It is with pleasure that I highly recommend Spook Street and Mick Herron. Many thanks to Mick Herron, NetGalley and Penguin Random House for a copy of Spook Street for an honest and unbiased review for which I have written.

I love these books - how to make failed spies sound good!  The prose is rivetting, amusing and well crafted.  I could not put them down and read each one avidly.

Each novel in the series evolves a touch and for me this was the best yet. A bit of a bonanza for followers of the Cartwright family as more layers are peeled away under the watchful eye of Jackson Lamb. The Park continues like "House of Cards" and the fall out lands on Slough House and the slow horses, thinning numbers as it goes. No such thing as the past because it never goes away, it merely hides for a decade or two. All of which is very much grist to the Lamb mill as he wanders like Zeus around his own particular kingdom. A cracking story and very much a book you won't want to put down.

The fourth Jackson Lamb continues the series with another brilliant piece of writing from Mick Herron. The story as with the previous instalments of the doings of the the "slow horses", the inhabitants of Slough House, is gripping throughout, notwithstanding the comic elements associated with Jackson Lamb. The impression is wholly credible and the next book by Mick Herron is eagerly awaited.

Not my usual reading genre but its always nice to try something new!
Im not a James Bond fan and thankfully the protagonist Jackson Lamb is no James Bond!
The writing style is quite unique so it will be the kind of book that you will take to or not, not much middle ground for me anyway!
The series of books are entered around a group of outcast MI5 spooks who have been relegated to pen pushers and office workers due to botched carers. Reject spooks versus the real thing!
But looks can be deceiving and Jackson Lamb proves that he shouldn't be underestimated!
With humour throughout and some interesting characters it makes for a quick entertaining read

My thanks to NetGalley and John Murray Press for a copy of this book to review. 
The word is Mick Herron is the new le Carré . Whilst I definitely agree Mick Herron is a very good writer and the ambience of his volumes evokes the days of Smiley I think John le Carré  is still carrying the Olympic Torch. Mick Herron's strength to my mind is his fresh look at the underbelly of the security service. I suspect we have all met or worked with the types of characters who inhabit  Slough House, not of course spooks, but those who carry grudges and fail always to really see who is really looking back in the mirror.
Lack of time is the sole reason why this review will be used for all the currently published Slough House series, from Slow Horses to London Rules. I try never to include spoilers in my reviews and there seem little point in repeating the blurb from a book's cover. So, I have concentrated in the authors style and transport of the books. The prose slides easily along and forms pictures in the mind and the plot turns the pages for you. Occasionally I had to re-read a chapter as I realised the story had evoked such a rich visions I had mentally wondered off. I did not find this an encumbrance for on the re-read I found more to enjoy. Had I had more of that illusive element Time, I would have enjoyed re-reading all the books immediately I turned the last page in London Rules. Put Mick Herron on your wish list, take a trip to your local bookshop and fill you carrier bag.