Standing by the wall is a collection of five novellas in the Slow Horses series published between 2015 and 2022. They introduce some new characters to the overall Slow Horses universe, and provides some backstory to some of the established characters. The stakes are not huge in these stories; there are no terrorist plots or geopolitical ramifications to most of the happenings in them, but they provide some glimpses into other workings of MI5 and its spies. The writing is very good, and most of the stories have a satisfying twist at the end. The exception is the title story which left me with many more questions than answers; I was left wondering if this was just a tease for a future book. Since the novellas were interspersed with the published novels, and I've only read the first four novels, I've seen a few glimpses into some of the next four novels, although they are hopefully not too much of a spoiler!
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