Character · Slough House · 7 books
Shirley Dander
Shirley Dander is a slow horse with a temper.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Real Tigers (2016)
- Latest appearance
- Clown Town (2025)
- Books
- 7 (7 minor)
- Series
- Slough House
- Author
- Mick Herron
- Circle
- Slough House
Where to meet Shirley Dander
Shirley Dander first appears in Real Tigers (2016), in a minor role, book 3 of the Slough House series.
Every book with Shirley Dander
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2016·Real Tigersminor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2017·Spook Streetminor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2018·London Rulesminor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2019·Joe Countryminor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2021·Slough Houseminor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2022·Bad Actorsminor role · Slough HouseBuy
- 2025·Clown Townminor role · Slough HouseBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Catherine StandishSlough House’s administrator, a recovering alcoholic | 7 |
| Diana TavernerSecond desk at MI5, later First Desk | 7 |
| Jackson LambHead of Slough House, a former Cold War field agent | 7 |
| Louisa GuySlow horse | 7 |
| River CartwrightAgent exiled to Slough House after a training exercise goes wrong | 7 |
| Roddy HoSlough House’s self-regarding computer expert | 7 |