Book review: London’s sweariest spy returns

Mick Herron’s Slow Horses series of books has attracted a whole new cohort of fans due to the much-praised Apple TV adaptation

While Mick Herron has played down comparisons with the spymaster extraordinaire John Le Carré in interviews publicising 'Clown Town', there’s a strong case to be made for the resonances. Picture: Mikael Buck

• Clown Town 
• Mick Herron 
• Baskerville, €16.99