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Slow Horses (Deluxe Edition) (Slough House)
Mick Herron
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thriller
espionage
past tense
third limited POV
~448 pp
features extracted
2026-04-12
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gritty
paranoid
bleak
A thriller. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.
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Prose density
75
sparse
dense
Pacing
60
slow burn
propulsive
Emotional tone
30
dark
hopeful
Worldbuilding
40
minimal
maximal
Char / plot
85
character-driven
plot-driven
Interiority
65
external
introspective
Ending
40
unresolved
cathartic
Stakes
90
intimate
epic
Content
Violence
90%
none
extreme
Sexual content
20%
none
explicit
Humor
40%
serious
comedic
Romance
10%
none
central
Structure & Cast
Structure
Word count
112,024
Page count
~448 pp
Prologue
—
Epilogue
—
Tense
past
Cast & World
POV
third limited
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