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Dead Lions by Mick Herron
I will admit that I was an unapologetic admirer of the British TV show Spooks and that I watched one or two episodes of the amusing but slightly less cool New Tricks. It seems that Mick Herron’s most recent book, Dead Lions, was written with my taste in satire and dark humour in mind.
Spies who have been cast aside and have an axe to grind and a desire to redeem their careers make the perfect plot components. Jackson Lamb, the section leader who is portrayed in this second book by Mick Herron as one of the “slow horses,” is the focus.
Lamb didn’t look like he could move rapidly, but something about him made you think it wouldn’t be a good idea to rule out the option. He yawned ferociously as he saw the weasel struggle to reach its conclusion as he watched this calculation crawl across its face. Lions don’t necessarily yawn because they are exhausted. It denotes their awakening.
Lamb is slovenly, and you can’t help but giggle when he goes on caustic rants and publicly disparages his employees. Jackson Lamb’s beauty is comparable to that of Malcolm Tucker, the charismatic star in the equally fantastic British TV show The Thick Of It.
However, Jackson Lamb is not the only tough cookie at a company that actively seeks out such individuals. Lady Di Taverner, his rival in Regent Park, is also not a person to trifle with. She reasoned that it would be best to set him on fire right away. He would never have an idea again after thirty seconds of verbal creosote, leaving sooty tracks all the way back to his office. Who else knows about this? She heard herself ask as she was mentally turning her flame up high, “That was the reasonable thing to do. ”
Wonderful Sense Of Irony
But Dead Lions is worth more than just its humour. The story emanates a fantastic sense of humour and world-weary wisdom that comes to the fore precisely when it’s needed, in addition to the numerous characters’ very modern and funny gaffes and clever plot twists. And because to the fact that Dead Lions does not have a Disney-style ending, we can expect to see more of this motley crew in the future.
If this book has a flaw, it was a lull in the action in the middle (which the ending more than made up for). additionally, two female characters with names that are similar. However, Herron’s work was enjoyable to read and frequently employed a literary device. Catherine had previously had edges, but for many years she had led a life with furrowed borders. I’m inclined to explore some of Mick Herron’s previous writings because of the quality of his writing in Dead Lions. I eagerly await his next book, which will feature the Slough House “slow horses.”
About The Book
The MI5 spies who have had their careers derailed head to Slough House in London to kill time. The so-called “slow horses” have all embarrassed themselves in some way to be demoted to this position. They may have grossly botched an operation and can no longer be trusted.
Perhaps they interfered with an ambitious coworker and ended up with their feet being pulled out from beneath them. Perhaps they simply became too reliant on the bottle, which is common in this line of employment. They all share the desire to return to the action as their one thing in common, though. And the majority of them are willing to work together with one another in order to achieve their goals. The slow horses now have an opportunity to prove themselves.
Outside Oxford, far from his normal haunts, a retired spy from the Cold War era is discovered dead on a bus. Jackson Lamb, a vile and irascible man, believes Dickie Bow was killed. As the spies investigate the circumstances surrounding their deceased friend, they come into a mysterious web of old Cold War secrets that appear to be connected to Alexander Popov, a man who is either a Soviet bogeyman or the most dangerous man in the world. How many more people must perish before such secrets are kept a secret?
The Review
Dead Lions
10 Score
Mick Herron has created a cast of quirky characters, who have made at least one mistake that relegates them to the “slow horses” category. These are the ones who no longer can be part of the main MI5 organization but are still useful for grunge work. They, however, so so much more than grunge work and prove to be pivotal in solving espionage challenges. The characters are well drawn and perfectly consistent throughout all the books in the Slough House series. They are quirky, not led by traditional guidelines, and very bright.
PROS
- Fast-Paced And Witty Spy.
- Fast, Furious And Funny!
- Thoroughly Enjoyable.
- Brilliantly Convoluted.
CONS
- Slow And Filled With Jargon.
- Blasphemous Language.
- Boring And Convoluted.
- Tortuous Nonsense.
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