Down Cemetery Road, Mick Herron
Down Cemetery Road, Mick Herron
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Down Cemetery Road

Author: Mick Herron, Emma Thompson

Series: Zoe Boehm Thriller

Narrator: Alix Dunmore

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/12/2025


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Slow Horses and now an Original Series from Apple TV starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson. Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron's debut novel introduces Sarah Tucker, whose search for a missing child unravels a murderous conspiracy. This deluxe edition of a modern classic includes a foreword by Emma Thompson. It’s an evening like any other when an explosion rips through the leafy Oxford suburb Sarah Tucker calls home. In the aftermath, a house now stands devastated, with two adults dead and a young girl missing. Frustrated by the police, who seem more interested in keeping the neighbors from rubbernecking than in searching for the missing child, Sarah becomes obsessed with finding her, and enlists the help of Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm. But their search reveals more secrets than answers. As Zoë and Sarah draw closer to the truth, they are caught in a web of conspiracy and come up against government forces, cold-blooded mercenaries and vengeful loners. Down Cemetery Road, the first book in the Zoë Boehm series, is CWA Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron’s debut novel.

About Mick Herron

Mick Herron, British novelist and short story writer, is the author of the Slough House espionage series, four Oxford mysteries, and three standalone novels. His work has won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller, the Theakston’s Novel of the Year Award, the Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the Ellery Queen Readers Award, and the USC Libraries Scripter Award. His works have been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, and Shamus Awards. He was born in Newcastle and studied English at Oxford.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on August 11, 2025

So back to the start with Mick Herron's debut novel and it isn't until you read the early stuff that you realise what a great writer Mick Herron has become. I'm not saying it's bad but its so far removed from the brilliance of Slough House. This is the first outing for Zoe Boehm and she keeps her inv......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on June 27, 2022

OK - it's not Jackson Lamb and Slough House. I didn't realise it but I think this is Mick Herron's first book. Given that I think it pretty damn good. A house explodes in Oxford and a man and a woman die in the blast. A little girl survives. Sarah is a near neighbour but did not know the family. How......more

Goodreads review by Kim on August 07, 2015

Mick Herron tells his story in an unexpected way, draws the reader in and keeps him/her guessing. The excerpt from Nobody Walks piqued my interest, and I am already seeking out the next volume in the Oxford series, as well as the Slough House series. It is a great day when I find a new author that h......more