Thankfully, the story does not end here, and there are at least another six Slough House books to go.

Tearney confronts Taverner, who is revealed to have been Donovan's source, and had left the "Footprint" file in the facility for Donovan to leak, as it contains evidence of wrongdoing that will lead to Tearney's downfall. Leavened throughout by humour, graced by a tight written style full of wit and observation of modern life and plotted with careful, clever detail, these books are gems. Ho, Dander and Standish deduce that Chernitsky never left the UK, and just planted his phone in the luggage of an Estonia-bound touring folk band at the airport. Louisa and Longridge kill Pashkin when he attempts to escape the Glasshouse, having betrayed and killed Piotr along the way. It is revealed that Moe (real name Alan Black) was Taverner's mole but was found out and murdered by Curly, who then fled with Zeppo, Larry and Hassan.He hung by the monitor long enough for the hood to pass, then allowed himself to be carried forward, three warm bodies behind.

If you are the publisher or author and feel that they do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, send us a message with the mainstream reviews that you would like to see added. In Paddington the monitors wiped departure times, flagging everything ‘Delayed’, and stalled trains clogged the platforms; on the concourse luckless travellers clustered round suitcases, while seasoned commuters repaired to the pub, or rang home with cast-iron alibis before hooking up with their lovers back in the city. This clever and funny send-up of the spy thriller won this year's CWA Gold Dagger for the best work of crime fiction.Old spies (lions), current spies (who think they're also lions but may not be) and slow horses who've blown their chance to be anything else but losers in MI5 who seem to be staffed full of donkeys although they believe they're young Turks, young lions indeed but have to rescued, effectively, by the very people they've put out to pasture for messing up in various ways. Lamb’s tempting Catherine to drink again was just cruel and unnecessary, a step too far for that particular characterisation. Believing he was targeted also, Lamb investigates the driver, Rebecca, and discovers she previously lived in Vladivostok.

Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, the Deputy Director General of MI5 and head of operations and designated "Second Desk".Slough House is an administrative purgatory for MI5 service rejects who have bungled their job but have not been sacked. Obviously, nothing is as it seems and the losers have to prove they are better than people think they are or they might not survive. Newcomer Marcus Longridge replaces Min on the Pashkin assignment and confesses to Louisa he has a gambling addiction. Apple's acclaimed espionage drama "Slow Horses," starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman, unveils trailer for season three".