Mick Herronis a British novelist and short story writer who was born in Newcastle and studied English at Oxford. He is the author of six books in the Slough House series (Slow Horses,Dead Lions,Real Tigers,Spook Street,London Rules, and the novellaThe List) and four Oxford mysteries (Down Cemetery Road,The Last Voice You Hear,Why We Die, andSmoke and Whispers), as well as the standalone novelsReconstruction,Nobody WalksandThis Is What Happened. His workhas won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller,and the Ellery Queen Readers Award, andbeen nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and Theakstons Novel of the Year Awards. He currently lives in Oxford and writes full-time.
Praise for Smoke and Whispers
“You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all
cylinders. Smoke and Whispers, Mick Herron's fifth novel,
crackles from the start . . . Atmospheric, full of surprises, with
some pools of seductive prose.”
—ForeWord Reviews
“In this assured mystery from British author Herron . . . does a
nice job of planting red herrings and making [Sarah Tucker's]
amateur sleuthing plausible.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Smoke and Whispers is an electrifying story that doesn't let
up from start to finish . . . A most original, satisfying suspense
thriller.”
—Mysterious Reviews
“Always interesting and entertaining . . . Anyone who starts the
Zoë ‘tetralogy’ will be rewarded by continuing with the
series.”
—International Noir Fiction
Praise for Mick Herron
"Mick Herron never tells a suspense story in the expected way."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Stylish and engaging."
—The Washington Post
“Good characterization, dialogue and well-paced narrative make this
confident first novel frighteningly plausible.”
—Daily Telegraph
"Masterful . . . How Herron is able to tie all these events
together will test the sleuthing ability of even the most savvy
readers as one surprise engenders another. The intricate plot,
coupled with Herron’s breezy writing style . . . results in
superior entertainment that makes most other novels of suspense
appear dull and slow-witted by comparison."
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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