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George asked this question about Slow Horses (Slough House, #1):
What's the word play that gets the place called "Slough House", when we're told explicitly that's not its real name? We're also told that it isn't in Slough.
Ruth Anne It's clearly described in the beginning of the book. The workers there have been removed from active ops for one mistake or another, but can't be/won'…moreIt's clearly described in the beginning of the book. The workers there have been removed from active ops for one mistake or another, but can't be/won't be fired and continue to draw pay. Collectively, they're known as "slow horses" and the place they're exiled to is therefore known as "Slough (pronounced slow) House." It's a pun.

It has nothing to do with a place called Slough.
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Slow Horses
by Mick Herron
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