CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2013) Winner
Mick Herron
ミック・ヘロン
Mikku Heron
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- : （Newcastle upon Tyne, England）
- Died
- :
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oxford, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Subeditor
- Active Years
- 2003-2025
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Reginald Hill
- Nominations
- CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2010 (Slow Horses) and many others
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | English | 英語学士 | — | United Kingdom |
Balliol College, Oxford
English
Degree:
英語学士
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gold Dagger | Dead Lions | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2025 | Diamond Dagger | — | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner (Lifetime Achievement) |
Gold Dagger
2013
Work:
Dead Lions
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner
Diamond Dagger
2025
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner (Lifetime Achievement)
Awards & Nominations
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2017) Winner
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2022) Winner
Cartier Diamond Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2025) Winner
Works
Major Works
Slow Horses
2010 Spy fictionMI5 agents exiled to Slough House for failures in a spy thriller series.
BureaucracyEspionageRedemption
Adaptations
- [TV series] Slow Horses (2022)
Dead Lions
2013 Spy fictionSecond Slough House novel involving a spy's death and conspiracy.
DeathConspiracyLoyalty
Adaptations
- [TV series] Slow Horses Season 2 (2022)
Down Cemetery Road
2003 MysteryFirst Zoë Boehm novel featuring an Oxford private detective.
DisappearanceSecrets
Adaptations
- [TV series] Down Cemetery Road
Bibliography
- Down Cemetery Road (2003)
- The Last Voice You Hear (2004)
- Why We Die (2006)
- Smoke and Whispers (2009)
- Slow Horses (2010)
- Dead Lions (2013)
- Real Tigers (2016)
Adaptations
- Slow Horses TV series (Apple TV+, 2022-)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Witty proseSharp bureaucratic satire
- Recurring Motifs
- MI5 rejectsInstitutional indifference
Legacy
Acclaimed for Slough House series, best spy novelist of generation, adapted into hit Slow Horses TV series, multiple CWA awards.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
In Popular Culture
- Slow Horses TV series
Quotes
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The larger the organization was that I worked for, the less concern it had for the people working for it.
Source: Interview (2024) -
I wanted to write about a bunch of people who were forced to work together who were thwarted by life and having a terrible time with their careers.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Enjoys playing squash.
- One of six children.