![]() ![]() Some good plots lurk behind the satire, not least the search for a Russian super-spy who may or may not exist. 'This clever and funny send-up of the spy thriller won this year's CWA Gold Dagger for the best work of crime fiction. Some good plots lurk behind the satire, not least the search for a Russian super-spy who may or may not exist.' -Best crime fiction of the year in The Times Though it looks like a heart attack, Jackson Lamb is convinced the man was murdered. With the second volume in this series, Dead Lions, published in 2013, he won the Crime Writers. Dead Lions (2013) Shortly after two Slough House agents are called to protect a visiting Russian oligarch, an old Cold War-era spy is found dead on a bus outside Oxford. 'This clever and funny send-up of the spy thriller won this year's CWA Gold Dagger for the best work of crime fiction. Mick Herron is a British mystery and thriller novelist. 'A deserving winner of this year s prestigious CWA Gold Dagger and a book we awarded five stars, Dead Lions is a thriller with a comic touch.' - Crime Fiction Lover Gold winner, Mick Herron's Dead Lions.' -Sarah Broadhurt in The Bookseller The author Mick Herron leaves both the reader and the other Slow Horses very much in the dark as to this man’s thoughts and motivations, revealing just enough to keep us hooked. ![]() ![]() Central to its success is the character of Jackson Lamb. ![]() Dead Lions was the winner of the Gold Dagger Award at the CWA ceremony (24 October) The judges commented that novel is a "Well written, wickedly clever send-up of the classic British spy novel." - CWA ceremony Dead Lions works as both a comedy and a crime/espionage thriller. ![]()
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