As a newly appointed junior manager within the Laundry—the
clandestine organization responsible for protecting Britain
against supernatural threats—Bob Howard is expected to show
some initiative to help the agency battle the forces of
darkness. But shining a light on things best left in the
shadows is the last thing Bob wants to do—especially when
those shadows hide an occult parasite spreading a deadly virus.
Traders employed by a merchant bank in London are showing
signs of infection—an array of unusual symptoms such as
superstrength and -speed, an uncanny talent for mind
control, an extreme allergic reaction to sunlight, and an
unquenchable thirst for blood. While his department is
tangled up in bureaucratic red tape (and Buffy reruns),
debating how to stop the rash of vampirism, Bob digs deeper
into the bank’s history—only to uncover a bloodcurdling
conspiracy between men and monsters...
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