After two long years of listening to gossip and petty gripes, the Monochrome Inquiry into secret service wrongdoing calls its first proper witness - and she’s got a story to tell. Meanwhile Max is on the run and investigating how his cover was blown.

Mick Herron’s new standalone thriller is read by Nina Sosanya.

Abridged by Eileen Horne
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Mick Herron is the bestselling author of the Slough House thrillers and Zoe Boehm series, and winner of the CWA Gold Dagger. His books featuring Jackson Lamb have been adapted for TV as the ‘Slow Horses’ series starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas. Show less