British novelist Mick Herron, the author of the Slough House espionage series, poses for photographs outside his home in Oxford, England, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

Mick Herron, the author of the ‘Slow Horses’ series, is the unlikeliest star in publishing. Even he couldn’t have made this up.

British novelist Mick Herron, the author of the Slough House espionage series, poses for photographs outside his home in Oxford, England, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

British novelist Mick Herron, the author of the Slough House espionage series, poses for photographs outside his home in Oxford, England, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (Photo credit AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ...

The new Apple Original show brings Mick Herron’s book to vivid life and delivers a British spy story but with a twist. "These are the screwups," "Slow Horses" director James Hawes said.

LONDON — Like a spy in the night, writer Mick Herron’s success has been stealthy. It took a while for the world to catch up with him.A decade after he introduced a crew of flawed secret agents ...

Mick Herron’s Slough House novels. (Courtesy of Soho Press) “I wouldn’t want to overplay that; it’s something that people really seize on – it was part of a long process,” he says while admitting that ...

British novelist Mick Herron, the author of the Slough House espionage series, poses for photographs outside his home in Oxford, England, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.