While waiting for the latest edition in Mick Herron’s Slow Horses series to come out I came upon this standalone.
Maggie is alone and lonely, living in a dingy flat in London and working in the mail room of Quilp House. She has ended a horrible relationship, is estranged from her only sister after an argument at their parents’ funeral two years ago, and can’t even find friends on Facebook or Twitter. It is in this vulnerable state that she is joined at her table in her usual cafe by a rather unattractive man who introduces himself as Harvey Wells.
From this beginning the Master, Mick Herron, weaves a story that is wonderfully creepy, scary and ultimately almost unbearably suspenseful. I was trying to finish reading it this morning when the plumber arrived, ruining the tension-filled moment; but I got back to it as soon as I could and made it to the end without further interruption, whew!!
If you’re a Mick Herron fan impatiently waiting for September and you haven’t read This is What Happened, do yourself a favour (in the words of the great man) and find a copy.
Published by John Murray
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