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My Take
Mick Herron is, to me, one of the most quietly subversive thriller writers working today. The Slough House series takes the glamour of espionage and hands it to a crew of washed-up, disgraced spies, and somehow that's where the genre feels most alive. His prose marries sharp satire with genuine tenderness for failures, which is a rare balance. The Gold Dagger and the 2025 Diamond Dagger confirm what readers already knew, and the Slow Horses adaptation only widened his reach. I admire that an Oxford-educated novelist chose to write about the unglamorous and made it sing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mick Herron
- Name (Japanese)
- ミック・ヘロン
- Reading
- みっく・へろん
- Born
- July 11, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / short story writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Cuthbert's High School
- University
- Balliol College
Awards & achievements
- 2024 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.mickherron.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick%20Herron
Frequently asked questions
When was Mick Herron born?
Born July 11, 1963 (age 62).
Where is Mick Herron from?
Mick Herron is from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
What does Mick Herron do?
Mick Herron works as writer, novelist, short story writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.