Mick Herron

The author of the Slough House novels.

Mick Herron, born in 1963 in Newcastle upon Tyne, is the British novelist who writes the Slough House spy series, which Apple TV+ adapted as Slow Horses. He studied English at Balliol College, Oxford.

Quick Facts

Birth name: Michael Herron
Born: 11 July 1963
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Partner: Jo Howard
Occupation: Novelist
Education: Balliol College, Oxford
Genre: Spy fiction
Years active: 2003-present

Lore & Background

He began the series with Slow Horses in 2010, after the 2005 London bombings made him want to write about the security services. The second book, Dead Lions, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2013, and he received the Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 2025. For years he worked as a subeditor on an employment-law journal, which he left in 2017.