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Lightning Books
May 2026
On Sale: May 19, 2026
256 pages
ISBN: 1785634402
EAN: 9781785634406
Kindle: B0G4G3X5FP
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Mild-mannered editor Ben Fairweather is horrified when his genteel religious magazine is taken over by a fanatical movement that believes animals are closer to God than humans—and should receive Holy Communion.
As this bizarre theology sparks a national revival, Ben is swiftly canceled as a pet-phobic bigot and forced to start over as a nightclub pianist.
There he meets journalist Anita Scott, who’s determined to expose Russian oligarch Oleg Ogorodnikov—recently elevated to the House of Lords—for what she believes is cultural vandalism. But Ogorodnikov’s real scheme is far more sinister: a plot to seize control of London’s financial system.
Unaware that his own fingerprints are all over the theological unrest, Ben and Anita are drawn into a high-stakes world of espionage, art forgery, artificial intelligence, and murder.
Anthony Gardner’s ingenious caper blends madcap intrigue with sharp satire, capturing the absurdities of modern life—religious extremism, power-hungry elites, and the rise of the machines—in a story that is both thrilling and darkly funny.
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