Book review: The Secret Hours by Mick Herron is a gripping spy thriller

Virtually nothing in the world conjured up by Mick Herron is anything other than murky

The Secret Hours by Mick Herron

This gripping spy thriller, from the author of the Slough House series, is a standalone novel from a writer who has been described as the heir to John le Carré, the master of espionage.

It’s an interesting read with shades of players in recent British politics where the prime minister is described as “a walking non-disclosure agreement and if his domestic entanglements don’t undo him, his disregard for the truth will”.