Mick Herron Clown Town

The creator of the smash TV hit, Slow Horses, reveals the ninth installment in his bestselling Slough House series, as the gang of washed-up spooks becomes entangled in a dangerous game of blackmail with its roots in the Irish Troubles. Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren’t much better than clowns. Or so David Cartwright used to say, but he forgot to add they can be dangerous too, especially if they’ve fallen on hard times.

Talking to Clare Clark