The Catch

By: Mick Herron

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

British spy master Mick Herron returns with an explosive novella set in the same world as his multiple CWA Dagger-winning Slough House series

John Bachelor is the saddest kind of spy: not a joe in the field, not even a desk jockey, but a milkman - a part-time pension administrator whose main job is to check in on aging retired spies. Late in his career and having lost his wife, his house, and his savings after a series of unlucky choices, John's been living in a dead man's London apartment, hoping the bureaucracy isn't going to catch up with him and leave him homeless. But keeping a secret among spies is a fool's errand, and now John has made himself eminently blackmailable.

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Excellent story, excellent reader

Mick Herron is the best! This little story gives flesh to a minor character elsewhere.

Great subplot to series as a whole

Compelling story that continues the tale of John Bachelor, a spy so bad he doesn’t even warrant being a Slow Horse

Slow moving, but good

A very enjoyable story from the world of Slough House. As always great stuff and excellent narration!

Nice twist

Poor John Bachelor is a "milkman." He is the handler for former spooks and associates, is such disgrace he doesn't have an office in Slough House. When The Dogs (MI 5 internal affairs) find out he's lost touch with one of his charges, and failed to report it, he needs to find that burglar/blackmailer and reel him in. This story follows a story line from Book 6, Joe Country, updated with a subsequent salacious event. The hint is in the title. Another stellar performance by Gerard Doyle.

excellent twist

excellent twist. ready for Book 7. performance excellent. Slough House is one of my favorite series.