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LONDON CAN DRAIN THE LIFE OUT OF YOU . . .

Bob Howard is an intelligence agent working his way through the ranks of the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess - and deal with the witnesses.

There's one kind of threat that the Laundry has never come across in its many decades, and that's vampires. Mention them to a seasoned agent and you'll be laughed out of the room.

But when a small team of investment bankers at one of Canary Wharf's most distinguished financial institutions discovers an arcane algorithm that leaves them fearing daylight and craving O positive, someone doesn't want the Laundry to know. And Bob gets caught right in the middle.

“Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same timeStross has pulled off yet another fast-paced blend of espionage thrills, office comedy and Lovecraftian horror . . . ferociously enjoyable - SFXStross at the top of his game-which is to say, few do it better - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Alternately chilling and hilariousThis dark, funny blend of SF and horror reads like James Bond written in the style of H. P. LovecraftTremendously good, geeky fun - TELEGRAPH on the Laundry Files”

Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time

Stross has pulled off yet another fast-paced blend of espionage thrills, office comedy and Lovecraftian horror . . . ferociously enjoyable - SFX

Stross at the top of his game-which is to say, few do it better - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Alternately chilling and hilarious

This dark, funny blend of SF and horror reads like James Bond written in the style of H. P. Lovecraft

Tremendously good, geeky fun - TELEGRAPH on the Laundry Files

Charles Stross is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of seven Hugo-nominated novels and winner of three Hugo awards for best novella, two of which are part of the Laundry Files series, Stross's works have been translated into over twelve languages. As the owner of degrees in pharmacy and computer science, he graduated as the world's only academically qualified cyberpunk writer just as cyberpunk died. Today he describes his job as telling lies for money and tormenting his imaginary friends. Follow his blog at / and his Twitter feed at @cstross.

London can really drain the life out of you . . . Bob Howard is an intelligence agent at the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess - and deal with the witnesses. There's one threat that the Laundry has never come across in its many decades, and that's vampires. But when a team of investment bankers discovers an arcane algorithm that leaves them fearing daylight and craving O positive, someone doesn't want the Laundry to know. And Bob gets caught right in the middle. This brand new supernatural thriller from Charles Stross is a great jumping-on point for the Laundry Files series, and sees hacker-turned-spy Bob Howard take on the (literal) bloodsuckers running London's financial district. Praise for the Laundry novels 'Proves that world threatening inter-dimensional terrors are no match for British bureaucracy' Christopher Brookmyre 'I love the Laundry novels. One day I will eat Stross's soul and gain his power' Mira Grant

LONDON CAN DRAIN THE LIFE OUT OF YOU . . .Bob Howard is an intelligence agent working his way through the ranks of the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess - and deal with the witnesses.There's one kind of threat that the Laundry has never come across in its many decades, and that's vampires. Mention them to a seasoned agent and you'll be laughed out of the room.But when a small team of investment bankers at one of Canary Wharf's most distinguished financial institutions discovers an arcane algorithm that leaves them fearing daylight and craving O positive, someone doesn't want the Laundry to know. And Bob gets caught right in the middle.

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