The Catch: a Novella |
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| Author:
| Herron, Mick |
| Series title: | Slough House Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64129-234-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2020 |
| Publisher: | Soho Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Soho Crime |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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British spy master Mick Herron returns with an explosive novella set in the same world as his multiple CWA Dagger-winning Slough House series John Bachelor is the saddest kind of spy: not a joe in the field, not even a desk jockey, but a milkman--a part-time pension administrator whose main job is to check in on aging retired spies. Late in his career and having lost his wife, his house, and his savings after a series of unlucky choices, John's been living in a dead...
More Description British spy master Mick Herron returns with an explosive novella set in the same world as his multiple CWA Dagger-winning Slough House series
John Bachelor is the saddest kind of spy: not a joe in the field, not even a desk jockey, but a milkman--a part-time pension administrator whose main job is to check in on aging retired spies. Late in his career and having lost his wife, his house, and his savings after a series of unlucky choices, John's been living in a dead man's London apartment, hoping the bureaucracy isn't going to catch up with him and leave him homeless. But keeping a secret among spies is a fool's errand, and now John has made himself eminently blackmailable.