Slough House book 9 · 2025
Clown Town
River Cartwright digs into his late grandfather’s library after a book goes missing, while Diana Taverner turns a blackmail threat linked to an operation during the Troubles to her advantage.
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Book facts
- Author
- Mick Herron
- Series
- Slough House, book 9 of 9
- Published
- 2025
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Clown Town
7 recurring or key characters from Mick Herron’s chart.
Lead 1
- Jackson LambHead of Slough House, a former Cold War field agent
Major 4
- River CartwrightAgent exiled to Slough House after a training exercise goes wrong
- Catherine StandishSlough House’s administrator, a recovering alcoholic
- Louisa GuySlow horse
- Diana TavernerSecond desk at MI5, later First Desk
Minor and cameo 2
- Roddy HoSlough House’s self-regarding computer expert
- Shirley DanderSlow horse with a temper
Also featuring these characters
Other Mick Herron books that share the most characters with Clown Town.
- Slough House2021 · Slough House · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Joe Country2019 · Slough House · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- London Rules2018 · Slough House · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Spook Street2017 · Slough House · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon