{"product_id":"clown-town-by-mick-herron","title":"Clown Town by Mick Herron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClown Town by Mick Herron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Thriller from the Author of Slow Horses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003eTHRILLER OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN, \u003c\/i\u003eCRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH, \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS, \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SPECTATOR,\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mick Herron is our best and most topical spy writer'\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Rankin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Clown Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece' \u003c\/b\u003eIndia Knight, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An authentic megastar of the genre'\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Leith, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'No one can rival Mick Herron'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb thriller'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterly' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, \u003c\/i\u003ebooks of the year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMI5's First Desk, Diana Taverner, doesn't appreciate threats.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when those involved in a covert operation during the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland threaten to expose the ugly side of state security, Taverner goes on the offensive. And when that happens, people get hurt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver at Slough House, the repository for failed spies, the slow horses are hard at work: belittling each other, pushing paper, and marking time. Their boss, Jackson Lamb, wants them at their desks, but the slow horses are always looking for a way back on to Spook Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, another slow horse, River Cartwright, is waiting to be passed fit for work. At a loose end, and with his grandfather - a legendary former spy - long dead, River investigates the secrets of the old man's library, and a mysteriously missing book. What stories will it hold? And who wants those stories to stay silent?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e After all, spies lie, they betray, it's what they do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Mick Herron's Clown Town was a Sunday Times Number Four bestseller in hardback in the second week of September 2025 and a Sunday Times Number Nine bestseller in paperback in the first week of May 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eMick Herron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBinding Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eJohn Murray Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eYear published\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e2026-04-23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eISBN 13\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e9781399800440\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eISBN 10\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e1399800442\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCover note\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBook picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65487160181085,"sku":"GOR014939019","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/8911\/0621\/files\/9781399800440_5c69ba54-e5c2-4906-baad-9dd50f44900d.jpg?v=1785936106","url":"https:\/\/www.highscorecomics.com\/products\/clown-town-by-mick-herron","provider":"High Score Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}