"At ground level each block was unwalled, with thick round pillars every few yards; these were scorched black where homeless wayfarers or partying teenagers had made camp, and the floors were strewn with bottle glass and random litter. Toilet smells drifted out to where they stood, on a pitted and rubbly patch of concrete, with thuggish plant life sprouting from its cracks."

Mick Herron, "Real Tigers"
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"Desires lies at the heart of all that's made of glass, she decided; glass is simply need given substance. You blow into it, and it assumes new shapes. Strike it in the wrong place, it shatters."

—Mick Herron, #RealTigers

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It was a bit of a “Slow Horses” Christmas for me this year. Looking forward to reading these! (Already about 1/3 of the way through Book 1!)

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