Real Tigers

Mick Herron is three for three in his Slough House series.

Real Tigers starts off with a seemingly random prologue, which only makes sense more than half way through the novel. What Herron does best is set the scene and the world the novel inhabits.

We then watch one of Slough House's own get kidnapped and is then used as a pawn for a much larger game.

This book has such a different vibe than the previous. Since we know these characters know, we watch them deal with their own shit. Especially the after effects of Min's death in the previous book. We learn a bit more about these characters.

In this book, Lamb and River take a backseat to the events, but it doesn't affect the reading of the novel at all. It's just as thrilling and exciting as the others.

I really enjoy Herron's writing style. I will admit the first book is a bit hard to get into, but once you're used to his iconic style you're in for a treat. Herron imbues his novels with such insight and dry humour - some just so smart and well placed that it flies you, and you realise it a second later.

It's an absolute joy to read one of his novels. I loved it.