Clown Town
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Old spies may look absurd—but they can still be dangerous.
When River Cartwright is drawn into a mystery surrounding his late grandfather’s missing (or perhaps imaginary) book from the Spooks’ College library, the slow-burning machinations of British intelligence begin to revolve around him. At MI5’s Park, Diana Taverner maneuvers a risky scheme to contain a scandal from the Troubles—one that needs the right scapegoat. Meanwhile Jackson Lamb, the foul-mouthed head of Slough House, refuses to send his disgraced “clowns” out on a suicide mission…yet he’ll make no apologies if they ignore his orders.
Witty, shrewd, and full of cunning surprises, this is a sharply drawn spy thriller about reputation, loyalty, and the small, dangerous cruelties of power.