Full name: The Drop: A Slough House Novella

Author: Mick Herron Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781473678309 1473678307

Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelope being passed from one pair of hands to another in a Marylebone café, he knows he's witnessed more than an innocent encounter. But in relaying his suspicions to John Bachelor, who babysits retired spies like Solly, he sets in train events which will alter lives. Bachelor himself, a hair's breadth away from sleeping in his car, is clawing his way back to stability; Hannah Weiss, the double agent whose recruitment was his only success, is starting to enjoy the secrets and lies her role demands; and Lech Wicinski, an Intelligence Service analyst, finds that a simple favour for an old acquaintance might derail his career. Meanwhile, Lady Di Taverner is trying to keep the Service on an even keel, and if that means throwing the odd crew member overboard, well: collateral damage is her speciality.A drop, in spook parlance, is the passing on of secret information.It's also what happens just before you hit the ground. Similar books: Joe Country by Mick Herron Slow Horses by Mick Herron Dead Lions by Mick Herron Real Tigers by Mick Herron The List by Mick Herron London Rules by Mick Herron Spook Street by Mick Herron Secret Asset by Stella Rimington Good News, Bad News by David Wolstencroft At Risk by Stella Rimington A Spy's Life by Henry Porter Safe Houses by Dan Fesperman The Miernik Dossier by Charles McCarry A Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka The Mandarin Cypher by Adam Hall