<p><u><b>*Discover <i>The Secret Hours</i>, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans*</b></u><br><u><br><b>*Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*</b></u><br><br><b>''The best thriller writer in Britain today''<i> Sunday Express</i></b><br><br>At Regent''s Park, the Intelligence Service HQ, new First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the job the hard way.<br><br>Tasked with protecting a beleaguered Prime Minister, he''s facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat''s wife, a tabloid columnist, who''s crucifying Whelan in print; and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, who''s alert for Claude''s every stumble. Meanwhile, the country''s being rocked by an apparently random string of terror attacks.<br><br>Over at Slough House, the last stop for washed up spies, the crew are struggling with personal problems: repressed gr