Slough House

17 books in series
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Standing by the Wall Summary

A Slough House Christmas short story from the Sunday Times number one bestseller of Bad Actors.

Here in Slough House, the intelligence service's home for inept spies, it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.

Roddy Ho is used to being the one the slow horses turn to when they need miracles performed, and he's always been Jackson Lamb's Number Two. So when Lamb has a photograph that needs doctoring, it's Ho he entrusts with the task. Christmas is a time for memories, but Lamb doesn't do memories—or so he says. But what is it about the photo that makes him want to alter it? How would the slow horses cope if Roddy Ho didn't exist? And most importantly of all, are the team having Christmas drinks, and if so, where?

Standing by the Wall offers a glimpse into the kind of seasonal merriment you might expect at Slough House, where the boss generally marks the festive season with an increase in hostilities. But then, this is the secret service, not Secret Santa. And the slow horses aren't here to enjoy themselves.

Roddy Roddy Roddy? Ho Ho Ho!

©2022 Mick Herron (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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  • Book 1

    • Slough House, Book 1
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,655 ratings

    Regular price: £12.99

  • Book 2

    • Slough House, Book 2
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Seán Barrett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-02-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,275 ratings

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  • Book 2.5

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    • A Slough House novella
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
    • Release date: 28-11-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 537 ratings

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  • Book 3

    • Slough House, Book 3
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 23-11-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,189 ratings

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  • Book 4

    • Slough House, Book 4
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 23-11-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,204 ratings

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  • Book 5

    • Slough House, Book 5
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 01-02-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,032 ratings

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  • Book 5.5

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    • A Slough House Novella
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 01-11-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 344 ratings

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  • Book 6

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    • Slough House, Book 6
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 20-06-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,542 ratings

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  • Book 6.5

    • A Slough House Novella
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 2 hrs
    • Release date: 09-01-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 355 ratings

    Regular price: £7.99

  • Book 7

    • Slough House, Book 7
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 04-02-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,388 ratings

    Regular price: £12.99

  • Book 8

    • Slough House, Book 8
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 12-05-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,371 ratings

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  • Book 9

    • Slough House, Book 9
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 09-09-25
    • Language: English
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    • Slough House, Book 9
    • By: Mick Herron
    • Length: 10 hrs
    • Release date: 11-09-25
    • Language: English
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