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The Catch

A Slough House Novella 2

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The Catch

By: Mick Herron
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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About this listen

 If life in the Intelligence Service has taught John Bachelor anything, it's to keep his head down. Especially now, when he's living rent-free in a dead spook's flat.

So he's not delighted to be woken at dawn by a pair of Regent's Park's heavies, looking for a client he's not seen in years. John doesn't know what secrets Benny Manors has stolen, but they're attracting the wrong attention. And if he's to save his own skin, not to mention safeguard his living arrangements, John has to find Benny before those secrets see the light.

Benny could be anywhere, provided it serves alcohol. So John sets out on a reluctant trawl through the bars of the capital, all the while plagued by the age-old questions: Will he end up sleeping in his car? How many bottles of gin can he afford at London prices?

And just how far will Regent's Park go to prevent anyone rocking the Establishment's boat?

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2020 Mick Herron Espionage Mystery Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives

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Critic reviews

This tightly plotted tragicomedy will provide a welcome fix for addicts awaiting Herron's seventh Jackson Lamb novel
Packed with Herron's trademark witty one-liners and sardonic humour . . . it's clear why Herron is a force to be reckoned with and the best thriller writer in Britain today
A slim serio-comic offering . . . It plays out typically cleverly
All stars
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Mick Herron and Sean Barratt are a sublime combination.
The turns of phrase and throwaway lines are quite brilliant, enhanced by the drôle delivery.
It’s a cleverly twisting plot and, despite a fairly large cast for such a short story, everyone is there for a reason.
I just wish it were longer.

Bitesize treat

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Great storyline that 'wraps up' one of the threads from 'Joe Country'. Excellent narration, as ever. And now onto 'Slough House'. (The next installment in the series).

Snappy dark tale.

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Yes, it's very short and perhaps not quite worth a full credit, however I thoroughly enjoyed this little sideline of the Slough House narrative. Double cross all round with a twist at the end, it kept me engaged for the whole two hours.

Another great narration by the reader. Top marks all round.

Very short but very satisfying

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I cant wait for Mick Herron's next book , and hear what he takes from the unedifying shit show (his words) of the last couple of year's of British 6th form politics, let alone HRH and the dead paedophile..

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So engaging. Dark but sophisticated… Excellent listen…
Hope he does more of these intermittent Taverner stories

Brilliant

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