Non smetti di essere uno spia solo perché sei uscito dal gioco... Esclusi dai campioni di Regent's Park, i membri di Slough House, colpevoli di droga, alcolismo, dissolutezza e tradimenti, sono stati relegati a una vita di noia e burocrazia. Sotto la guida di Jackson Lamb, questi agenti mediocri e mal assortiti non eseguono più operazioni, ma si limitano a gestire pratiche. Tuttavia, nessuno di loro ha scelto di entrare nel controspionaggio per diventare un "cavallo zoppo". Quando un ragazzo viene rapito e viene annunciata una diretta streaming della sua esecuzione, le istruzioni dall'alto sono chiare, ma i "cavalli zoppi" di Slough non rimarranno in silenzio a guardare... NON SOTTOVALUTARE MAI CHI NON HA NULLA DA PERDERE.
Slow Horses Serie
Questa serie si addentra nel mondo ombroso degli agenti dell'intelligence britannica relegati in un dipartimento senza sbocchi dopo fallimenti catastrofici. Conosciuti come "cavalli lenti", questi agenti vengono esiliati in un purgatorio burocratico, gravati dai loro errori passati e da incarichi noiosi. Eppure, in mezzo alla fatica e alla disonore, spesso si imbattono in cospirazioni pericolose, dimostrando che anche coloro ai margini dello spionaggio possiedono un'incomparabile resilienza e abilità. È un'avvincente esplorazione della redenzione e dell'eroismo inaspettato che si trova nei luoghi più improbabili.
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