{"product_id":"the-secret-hours-paperback","title":"The Secret Hours - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMick Herron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping spy thriller from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, about a disastrous MI5 mission in Cold War Berlin--an absolute must-read for Slough House fans. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the MI5 world of \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo years ago, a hostile prime minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating \"historical over-reaching\" by the British Secret Service. Monochrome's mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer--and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in the Service archives in order to do so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut MI5's formidable First Desk did not become Britain's top spy by accident, and she has successfully thwarted the inquiry at every turn. Now the administration that created Monochrome has been ousted, the investigation is a total bust--and Griselda and Malcolm are stuck watching as their career prospects are washed away by the pounding London rain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil the eve of Monochrome's shuttering, when an MI5 case file appears without explanation. It is the buried history of a classified operation in 1994 Berlin--an operation that ended in tragedy and scandal, whose cover-up has rewritten thirty years of Service history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Hours\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling entry point into Mick Herron's body of work, a standalone spy thriller that is at once unnerving, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny. It is also the breathtaking secret history that Slough House fans have been waiting for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMick Herron\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eis a British novelist and short story writer who was born in Newcastle and studied English at Oxford. He is the author of the Slough House espionage series, four Oxford mysteries, and three standalone novels. His work has won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller, the Theakston's Novel of the Year Award, the Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen\u003c\/i\u003e Readers Award and the USC Libraries Scripter Award, and been nominated for the Macavity, Barry and Shamus Awards. He currently lives in Oxford and writes full-time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987991527725,"sku":"9781641296007","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/gZjPHNJ2qn9781641296007.webp?v=1776188590","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-hours-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}