TV: Legends (Season 1)
The simple verdict on Legends is that it’s outstanding; the reasons for that are multifaceted.
Novel: This is What Happened by Mick Herron
Perhaps one of Mick Herron’s greatest strengths is his facility with unreliable narration, a skill
TV: Steal (Season 1)
Eat-the-rich TV is everywhere these days; how weird to find it on Amazon Prime, but
TV: Down Cemetery Road (Season 1)
To say Mick Herron is having a moment would be to ignore the past few
TV: Slow Horses (Season 5)
Given the consistently superior quality of its previous sessions, the latest season of Slow Horses
TV: Black Doves (Season 1)
Command of tone is important, and Black Doves doesn’t always quite possess it. Indeed, Netflix’s
TV: Dept. Q (Season 1)
With Dept. Q, writer-director Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit) picks up the gritty Nordic noir
Novel: Reconstruction by Mick Herron
Before Mick Herron broke through with his Slough House books, he wrote several other mysteries,
Rewatching The Sandbaggers
I could have sworn I’d written here, at length, about The Sandbaggers (1978–1980). It turns
TV: Slow Horses (Season 4)
There are two types of television viewers: those who hate spoilers, and total weirdos. Okay,
Novel: Joe Country by Mick Herron
Mick Herron’s witty, thrilling, utterly addictive Slough House series continues with Joe Country (2019). At
Novel: Spook Street by Mick Herron
Mick Herron’s superb Slough House novels are worthy enough in and of themselves, but now
TV: Tehran (Season 2)
While Apple’s Israeli-produced, Iran-set thriller Tehran is by no means as impressive as its hit
TV: Slow Horses (Season 2)
In year chock-full of wonderful shows, Apple’s Slow Horses, based on the intricate, funny spy
Novel: Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Mick Herron makes this stuff look easy. Effortlessly read, fast-paced, and funny, Real Tigers (2016) is the
TV: The Resort (Season 1)
In an incredible year of television, it’s impossible not to notice the pattern: the shows
Novella: The List by Mick Herron
In between the major novels of the Slough House spy series, Mick Herron has also
TV: Slow Horses (Season 1)
I’ve only read the first two novels of Mick Herron’s Slough House series, but they’re