Super Short Summary

Slow Horses by Mick Herron follows Jackson Lamb and his team of disgraced MI5 agents stationed at Slough House, a department for those who have failed in their careers. When a young man is kidnapped by a terrorist group, these "slow horses" take it upon themselves to investigate, leading to a complex web of conspiracy within MI5. The book includes portrayals of racist and sexist attitudes and language, violence, extremist terrorist activity, threat, kidnapping, violent death, and death by suicide.