Description
First edition, first printing of The Secret Hours by Mick Herron, published by Baskerville, an imprint of John Murray, London, in 2023, number 605 of 2,500 numbered copies. This is a very fine copy, signed by the author in black ink to the title page. The unclipped dust wrapper is similarly fine and without wear.
The Secret Hours by Mick Herron is a standalone spy thriller set within the Slough House universe. It begins when retired academic Max Janáček discovers he’s being hunted and shifts to the Monochrome inquiry—an ineffective MI5 investigation into past intelligence misdeeds. A mysterious OTIS file leads to flashbacks in 1994 Berlin and ties to characters like Alison North. Herron weaves bureaucracy, dark humour, espionage and moral ambiguity in a gripping, layered story.
