For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself),
computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast-track
for promotion to management within The Laundry, the
super-secret British government agency tasked with defending
the realm from occult threats. Assigned to “External
Assets,” Bob discovers the company—unofficially—employs
freelance agents to deal with sensitive situations that may
embarrass Queen and Country.
So when Ray Schiller—an American televangelist with the
uncanny ability to miraculously heal the ill—becomes
uncomfortably close to the Prime Minister, External Assets
dispatches the brilliant, beautiful, and entirely
unpredictable Persephone Hazard to infiltrate the Golden
Promise Ministry and discover why the preacher is so
interested in British politics. And it’s Bob’s job to make
sure Persephone doesn’t cause an international incident.
But it’s a supernatural incident that Bob needs to worry
about—a global threat even The Laundry may be unable to
clean up…