The Secret Hours, a Slough House/Slow Horses standalone, by Mick Herron – book review Respectful of the genre. Withering on the world. Hilarious.

The Secret Hours, a Slough House/Slow Horses standalone, by Mick Herron – book review

Respectful of the genre. Withering on the world. Hilarious.

Wrong about Japan, by Peter Carey – book review How to miss the point but nail the assignment

Wrong about Japan, by Peter Carey – book review

How to miss the point but nail the assignment

Bergerac and the Moving Fever, by Andrew Saville – mini book review Authentically original

Bergerac and the Moving Fever, by Andrew Saville – mini book review

Authentically original

Eye Spy, by C M Ewan – book review A fresh twist on a compelling idea

Eye Spy, by C M Ewan – book review

A fresh twist on a compelling idea

Dead Heat, by Sabine Durrant – book review The truth about truth

Dead Heat, by Sabine Durrant – book review

The truth about truth

ICYMI Don’t Let Him In, by Lisa Jewell - book review cafethinking.com/2025/09/01/d...

LOVE!!

'Tuomainen continues mining his rich seam of achingly ordinary people put in farcical conditions. This time he explores shared objectives while calling on classic travel movie themes. It’s uproarious and warm. It should be schmaltzy as a Christmas carol but it’s anything but.'

#TheWinterJob

The Power of Continuing Professional Development, by Amanda Rosewarne – book review A holistic view of an often siloed concept

The Power of Continuing Professional Development, by Amanda Rosewarne – book review

A holistic view of an often siloed concept

Seven kinds of people you find in Bookshops, by Shaun Bythell – book review Are you in it?

Seven kinds of people you find in Bookshops, by Shaun Bythell – book review

Are you in it?

Dead Water – Shetland series book 5, by Ann Cleeves – book/TV review Things are slightly out of control

Dead Water – Shetland series book 5, by Ann Cleeves – book/TV review

Things are slightly out of control

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'Heart is literally but more importantly figuratively what this novel is about. Some characters have it. Some think they have. Some lose their way because of bad actors. And some people are just cowards. Sigurðardóttir asks us to find our courage, for ourselves and those around us.'

Oh my!!

Black as Death, by Lilja Sigurðardóttir tr Lorenza Garcia – book review A masterclass in storytelling

Black as Death, by Lilja Sigurðardóttir tr Lorenza Garcia – book review

A masterclass in storytelling

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E6 Scars Come for the bickering, not the smooth defence of the realm

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E6 Scars

Come for the bickering, not the smooth defence of the realm

Snowblind at 10 / Fadeout, by Ragnar Jónasson tr Larissa Kyzer – review A true trailblazer

Snowblind at 10 / Fadeout, by Ragnar Jónasson tr Larissa Kyzer – review

A true trailblazer

Standing by the Wall, a Slough House / Slow Horses interlude, by Mick Herron – review Ho. HO. HO!!!

Standing by the Wall, a Slough House / Slow Horses interlude, by Mick Herron – review

Ho. HO. HO!!!

Bad Actors: Slough House / Slow Horses book 8, by Mick Herron – book review Worse luck, for some, than the Scottish play

Bad Actors: Slough House / Slow Horses book 8, by Mick Herron – book review

Worse luck, for some, than the Scottish play

Slough House: Slough House / Slow Horses book 7, by Mick Herron – book review Hands up if you were expecting to see *him* again

Slough House: Slough House / Slow Horses book 7, by Mick Herron – book review

Hands up if you were expecting to see *him* again

The Catch, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review Spy fwend

The Catch, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review

Spy fwend

The Last Dead Letter, a Slough House/Slow Horses short story by Mick Herron – review Cold War Lamb, reheated

The Last Dead Letter, a Slough House/Slow Horses short story by Mick Herron – review

Cold War Lamb, reheated

Joe Country: Slough House / Slow Horses book 6, by Mick Herron – book review Dreams stay with you, like a mercenary's voice fires the countryside, stay alive

Joe Country: Slough House / Slow Horses book 6, by Mick Herron – book review

Dreams stay with you, like a mercenary's voice fires the countryside, stay alive

The Drop / The Marylebone Drop, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review Baking bad

The Drop / The Marylebone Drop, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review

Baking bad

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E5 Circus Emulsional rescue

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E5 Circus

Emulsional rescue

The Winter Job, by Antti Tuomainen tr David Hackston – book review Sofa the seeds of love

The Winter Job, by Antti Tuomainen tr David Hackston – book review

Sofa the seeds of love

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E4 Missiles On an epic scale

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E4 Missiles

On an epic scale

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E3 Tall Tales The Park and the horses get in each others' way

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E3 Tall Tales

The Park and the horses get in each others' way

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E2 Incommunicado The gang withstand another attack...and they’re more dysfunctional than ever

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E2 Incommunicado

The gang withstand another attack...and they’re more dysfunctional than ever

Deadman’s Pool, by Kate Rhodes – book review Disturbing. Intense. Unputdownable.

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Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E1 Bad Dates A sharp beginning but a bleaker tone among much slapstick TV does some things better than novels This episode shows you really, really clearly, how broken the slow horses have been since the shootout at Slough House at the end of series 4. These people were attacked and one of their number was killed. Every day the survivors come back to the same place; each day the building itself reminds them what they have been through.

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E1 Bad Dates

A sharp beginning but a bleaker tone among much slapstick TV does some things better than novels This episode shows you really, really clearly, how broken the slow horses have been since the shootout at Slough House at the end of series 4. These people…