In the latest instalment of Mick Herron’s internationally bestselling series, palms are itching among Jackson Lamb’s cohort of misfit spies.
A legendary former spy’s missing book, a state secret and some mischievous blackmail: which underhanded action will rock the carefully calibrated boat of Slough House? An instant Sunday Times bestseller and continuation of the adapted Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, Clown Town is a spy thriller with a witty twist and an unforgettable band of characters.
Listen as Mick reveals details about the evolution of the Slough House thrillers and what comes next, in conversation with Michael Williams.
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Mick Herron
Mick Herron is the author of the Slough House thrillers, the Zoë Boehm novels and several standalones. His awards include the CWA Gold, Steel and Diamond Daggers, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the Raymond Chandler Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in the UK and his latest novel is Clown Town.
Michael Williams
Michael Williams is the editor of The Monthly. He was previously the artistic director of Sydney Writers’ Festival. He has spent the past decade at the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne as its founding Head of Programming in 2009 and then as its Director from September 2011. A regular host and interviewer for literary and ideas events around Australia – including a long-standing association with Sydney Writers’ Festival – his background is in publishing and broadcasting. He has hosted two shows on ABC Radio National – Blueprint for Living (2015–2016) and Talkfest (2017–2018) – was a regular on ABC TV’s The Book Club and remains a regular guest on ABC radio and TV. Michael has also worked as a breakfast presenter for Melbourne’s 3RRR, as a member of the Australia Council’s Literature Board, in publishing in Australia and New York and has written extensively for The Guardian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and elsewhere. He is currently also host of Guardian Australia’s monthly book club.
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