The Rhesus Chart
A Laundry Files Novel
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4.7 • 55 Ratings
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- £5.49
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Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hugo winner Stross continues his Laundry Files series (The Apocalypse Codex) with another entertaining but occasionally repetitive tale of a British government agency fighting the supernatural. Some British investment bankers have accidentally stumbled on a formula that turns them into vampires, and they quickly apply their talents and learn how deadly they can be. Bob Howard, tech geek and occasional spy for the Laundry, gets caught up in an investigation that soon starts to have implications for the safety of the world and the future of Bob's relationship with his wife, Mo. When one of the vamps, Mhari, turns out to be an ex-Laundry agent herself, things get even more convoluted and dangerous. Stross stumbles a bit at times by this point in the series, the multipage jokes about British bureaucracy complicating things have gotten tired but generally offers a meaty story. As the stakes get really serious, fans of the series will be particularly concerned about the fates of some favorite characters.
Customer Reviews
Highly Readable
Terry Pratchett meets H P Lovecraft meets Men in Black - what’s not to like?
Back on form..
I’ve felt the last couple of Laundry books didn’t quite hit the highs of the first two, but this is absolutely back to form and a rollicking read to boot. Brilliant.
Another great one...
If you enjoyed the others and this is your cup of tea, then this instalment is poignant and exciting.
Raise a glass to the author.