The Guardian Best Crime Novels of 2019
The Spectator Best Books of 2019
Shortlisted for the 2020 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel Award
Shortlisted for the 2020 CWA Gold Dagger

Praise for Joe Country

“Suspense, spycraft, dry wit and vulgar humor are all well-deployed in this satisfying work by Mr. Herron, whose style can accommodate everything from a tough action scene to a lyrical elegy.”
—Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal

“Herron writes squeakingly well-plotted spy thrillers. More than that, he composes—at the rate of a pulpist—the kind of efficient, darkly witty, tipped-with-imagery sentences that feel purpose-built to perforate my private daze of illiteracy. More than that, he’s a world-bringer, the creator of a still-growing fictional universe with its own gravity, lingo, and surface tension.”
—The Atlantic

“Herron blends character, place and espionage into a riveting melange that I’ve only encountered in the best of John le Carré or Len Deighton . . . Read one and you're hooked for the whole series.”
—The Globe and Mail

“Herron’s morbidly witty backdrop hosts incisive storytelling with a rich mix of engaging characters.”
—Financial Times

“John le Carré with an extra dose of dry humor.”
—Adam Woog, The Seattle Times

“A series that hits every mark—wicked, black humor, complex characters and breathless plotting.”
—The Cleveland Plain-Dealer

“Mick Herron is a master of misdirection. It’s a skill, it just so happens, that spies and their handlers require in abundance, and one that Herron wields with unerring effectiveness in his thrillers.”
—Daneet Steffens, CrimeReads

“The espionage series you should be reading right now.”
—Zoomer Magazine

“Though Joe Country is Mick Herron's sixth novel in his Slough House series, set in Britain's intelligence community, it stands on its own. Newcomers need not be familiar with the previous books, but this installment is so taut and witty, fans will be eager to go back and read from the beginning.”
—Shelf Awareness