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Over the last several days, I've been re-reading Mick Herron's Slough House series, possibly more widely known as the Slow Horses series on Apple TV. The books are an absolute delight, full of twists and unexpected turns, spy novels that can make you laugh even as they crank up the tension. At the centre is Jackson Lamb, a former crack field agent who now runs his kingdom of agents exiled from the Park – the home of MI5 – for various offences. Lam, a dissolute-looking reprobate who seems to have no redeeming qualities, is still a supremely gifted agent, able to run rings around both opposition and those in charge at home, and his agents prove themselves better than those who were once their colleagues. They're just...[read on]About No Precious Truth, from the publisher:
The first in a brand-new WWII historical thriller series introduces Sergeant Cathy Marsden – a female police officer working for the Special InvestigationVisit Chris Nickson's website.Branch – who risks her life to protect the city of Leeds from an escaped German spy!
Leeds, 1941. As the war rages across Europe, Police Sergeant Cathy Marsden’s life since she was seconded to the Special Investigation Branch has remained focused on deserters and home-front crimes. Until now.
Things take a chilling turn when Cathy’s civil servant brother, Dan, arrives from London with a dark secret: he is working for the XX Committee – a special MI5 unit set up to turn German spies into double agents. But one of these agents has escaped and is heading for Leeds, sent to destroy targets key to the war effort. Suddenly Cathy and the squad are plunged into an unfamiliar world of espionage and subterfuge.
With the fate of the country and the war in the balance, failure is not an option, and Cathy must risk everything, including her own life, to stop a spy.
This fast-paced World War II thriller is perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Rhys Bowen and Kelly Rimmer!
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