Bad Actors

The narrative unfolds within MI5 as a scandal threatens to tarnish the intelligence community, centering on the mysterious disappearance of a key advisor. Claude Whelan, former MI5 head, is drawn into a web of intrigue implicating First Desk Diana Taverner. As tensions rise, Jackson Lamb and his disgraced agents at Slough House inject chaos into the situation. With a backdrop of political manipulation and espionage, the story explores the murky ethics of intelligence work, where deception and betrayal often overshadow morality.