Character · Slough House · 9 books
River Cartwright
River Cartwright is an agent exiled to Slough House after a training exercise goes wrong.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Slow Horses (2010)
- Latest appearance
- Clown Town (2025)
- Books
- 9 (2 as lead, 7 major)
- Series
- Slough House
- Author
- Mick Herron
- Circle
- Slough House
Where to meet River Cartwright
River Cartwright first appears in Slow Horses (2010), as the lead, book 1 of the Slough House series.
Every book with River Cartwright
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2010LSlow Horseslead · Slough HouseBuy
- 2013MDead Lionsmajor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2016MReal Tigersmajor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2017LSpook Streetlead · Slough HouseHis grandfather’s mind is failingBuy
- 2018MLondon Rulesmajor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2019MJoe Countrymajor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2021MSlough Housemajor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2022MBad Actorsmajor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2025MClown Townmajor role · Slough HouseBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Catherine StandishSlough House’s administrator, a recovering alcoholic | 9 |
| Diana TavernerSecond desk at MI5, later First Desk | 9 |
| Jackson LambHead of Slough House, a former Cold War field agent | 9 |
| Louisa GuySlow horse | 9 |
| Roddy HoSlough House’s self-regarding computer expert | 9 |
| Shirley DanderSlow horse with a temper | 7 |