Mick Herron’s book Slow Horses was recommended to me by a work colleague who’s read the entire series. I also understand from him that there is an Apple TV adaptation of it with Gary Oldman. I enjoyed it – it’s the first espionage thriller I’ve read in recent years other than John Le Carré.
The London setting is cool and as usual I made liberal use of Google Streetview to explore the locations. I won’t give away the plot (other than what’s on the cover) but it relates to a young man being kidnapped in the UK and threatened with beheading. The book dates from 2010 so was authored in the aftermath of the 7/7 attacks.
It was a little bit unputdownable so I think I’ll read some more of the books in the series.