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‘Slow Horses’ Author Mick Herron Reveals the Secret Origins of Slough House

The ninth book, Clown Town, continues the espionage saga with political intrigue and character-driven plots; the TV series' fifth season premieres on Apple TV+ this month.

  • This month Mick Herron published Clown Town, the ninth Slow Horses novel, out September 13, and Slow Horses season 5 streams on Apple TV+ from September 24.
  • After a four-book stretch about Zoë Boehm, Herron chose to write Slow Horses in 2008 to focus more on politics and an ensemble cast, though his then-British publisher initially rejected it.
  • The books place their misfit spies in Slough House, a dismal MI5 branch office where bungled agents, including flawed MI5 officer Jackson Lamb, portrayed as fat and foul-mouthed by Gary Oldman, are banished.
  • Herron says he has been fortunate with screen adaptations and is enthusiastic about Down Cemetery Road, which will screen at the end of next month.
  • Season 5, a six-episode run released weekly until October 29, will stream on Apple TV+, and Mick Herron expects the ninth book sometime next year.
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‘Slow Horses’ author Mick Herron reveals the secret origins of Slough House

The author discusses new novel 'Clown Town,' the Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, touring with the Rolling Stones and more.

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