Mick Herron

Mick Herron

Mick Herron was born on July 11th, 1963 and is currently 62 years old. Mick Herron was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Herron attended Balliol College, Oxford where he received a B.A. English and.

Mick Herron is known for writing in the Mystery, Thriller, Literary Fiction, and Crime Fiction genres.

Mick Herron is the author of the Slough House series which currently consists of 14 novels. The Slough House series started in 2010 with the novel Slow Horses. The most recently released novel in the Slough House series was Clown Town which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Slough House series.

Mick Herron has also written the Zoe Boehm series which has 4 books including Down Cemetery Road and The Last Voice You Hear.

Mick Herron: Awards & Accolades

Mick Herron won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Diamond Dagger Award, in 2025. Mick Herron was also nominated for the British Book Awards, Author of the Year, in 2026.

Herron's books have also won multiple awards, Dead Lions won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 2013. Real Tigers won the CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award, in 2017. Spook Street won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, in 2017 as well as the CrimeFest - Last Laugh Award in 2018. Slough House won Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year, in 2022 as well as the CrimeFest - Last Laugh Award in 2022. The Secret Hours won the CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award, in 2024.

The following novels by Mick Herron were also nominated for these awards:

• Slow Horses: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2010).
• Dead Lions: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2014). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2014).
• What We Do: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (2014).
• Nobody Walks: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2015).
• Real Tigers: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2016). Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2016). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2017). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2017).
• Spook Street: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2017). Barry Award, Best Thriller (2018). British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2018). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2018).
• London Rules: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2018). Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2018). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2019). CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2019). Barry Award, Best Thriller (2019).
• Joe Country: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2020). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2020).
• Slough House: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2022).
• Bad Actors: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2023). CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2023).
• The Secret Hours: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2024). British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2024). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2024). Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2024). Libby Book Awards, Best Thriller (2024). International Thriller Writers Award, Best Hardcover Novel (2024). Libby Book Awards, Best Audiobook (2024).
• Clown Town: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2026).

Mick Herron: Lists & Other Mentions

• London Rules was a The Sunday Times: The 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers since 1945 Selection in 2019.

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2. Robert Bryndza, author of the Detective Erika Foster Series.
3. Angela Marsons, author of the D.I. Kim Stone Series.
4. Peter Lovesey, author of the Peter Diamond Series.
5. Neil Lancaster, author of the DS Max Craigie Series.
6. Susie Steiner, author of the DS Manon Bradshaw Series.
7. J.A. Jance, author of the Joanna Brady Series.
8. Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway Series.
9. Elizabeth George, author of the Inspector Lynley Series.
10. Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus Series.

Mick Herron: F.A.Q