
The Drop
A Slough House Novella
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Narrated by:
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Sean Barrett
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By:
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Mick Herron
About this listen
A Slough House novella from the 'John le Carré of our generation'.
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 specialty.
A drop, in spook parlance, is the passing on of secret information.
It's also what happens just before you hit the ground.
©2018 Mick Herron (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedRiveting
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The narration cannot be praised enough- I could listen to Sean Barrett read shopping lists and I’m sure I’d find that riveting too.
Brilliant as ever
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Slightly whimsical?
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The wonderful turns of phrase, dry sardonic humour plus a mellifluous 'laid back' voice over makes this another 5* for me.
A clever little short storey
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Beguiling and absorbing
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I imagine it is, at least potentially, setting the scene for new characters in a further Slough House novel; an excellent prospect.
Cameo
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Loved it
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Reading this out of order was a little confusing but, by the end, events had slipped into the timeline.
Wonderful narration by Sean Barratt - although I did detect a Roderick Ho twang to these unrelated characters.
A small pleasure
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Seán Barrett's reading is, as always, superlative – rich, humorous and nuanced. I highly recommend all the Slough House and Zoë Boehm books; I've found no other writer within this genre who comes close to the standard set by Mick Herron.
Short but perfectly formed story.
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keep them coming Mick
Great writer and master storyteller
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