Review: The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

I’ve gone about these novellas in the wrong order, having read The Catch first, now The Drop and will read The List last! Oh well, they are still an absolute delight to read.

Mick Herron is a master of his craft, and this story about ‘retired assets’ and their minders, or ‘milkmen’ is a shining example. I’m not usually a fan of ‘spy’ or ‘spook’ stories, but Herron develops his character so that you, dear reader, care very much what happens to them.

John Butcher is not in a happy place, so when one of his charges claims to have witnessed ‘a drop’ he doesn’t think much of it. But his tentative enquiries have unfortunate results.

What a gem of a book!

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