Nobody Walks

By: Mick Herron

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

The death of Tom Bettany's estranged 26-year-old son brings him back to London. His return sparks the interest of everyone from mobsters to MI5 officers - he may have thought he left his old life as a spy behind, but nobody just walks away.

Tom Bettany is working at a meat processing plant in France when he gets the voicemail from an English woman he doesn't know telling him that his estranged 26-year-old son is dead. Liam was smoking dope on his London balcony when he fell. Now for the first time since he cut all ties years ago, Bettany returns home to London to find out the truth about his son's death. It may be the guilt he feels about losing touch with his son that's gnawing at him, or maybe he has actually put his finger on a labyrinthine plot, but either way he is going to get to the bottom of the tragedy, no matter whose feathers he has to ruffle. But there are many people who are interested to hear Bettany is back in town, from incarcerated mob bosses to the highest echelons of MI5.

©2015 Mick Herron (P)2015 Recorded Books

Character development; plot — conspiracy upon conspiracy

Excellent performance of a novel that develops the world around Slough House with many familiar characters and one very memorable new one. I only wish Jackson Lamb had had a conversation with Tom Bettany!

Superb and gripping story beautifully read by this special narrator

Like other Mick Heron books, this one is crisp, makes you feel like you're there, is unsparing about the ruthlessness of the Service, and is beautifully and dramatically read by the narrator-he changes his voice to occupy the range of characters and it works very well.

I always like the stories that Mick Heron tells

I always like his stories and the narrator was very good as well, the ending was a bit disappointing.

So-so

Weak ending to the book, not really plausible considering the characters’ tradecraft. At times hard to follow. It was okay.

Starts Slow Almost Put Aside

Stick with it, has about as many twists and turns as any mystery I've ever read, but its all is quite plausible. Even the lack of resolution, fits into the overall structure. Narration was very good, not posh or affected.