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Charles Stross (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 July 2010 | Series: Laundry Files (Book 3)

Bob Howard is an IT specialist and field agent for the Laundry, the branch of Her Majesty's secret service that deals with occult threats.

Overworked and underpaid, Bob is used to his two jobs overflowing from a strict nine to five and, since his wife Mo has a very similar job description, he understands that work will sometimes follow her home, too. But when 'work' involves zombie assassins and minions of a mad god's cult, he realises things are spinning out of control.

When a top-secret dossier goes missing and his boss Angleton is implicated, Bob must contend with suspiciously helpful Russian intelligence operatives and an unscrupulous apocalyptic cult before confronting the decades-old secret that lies at the heart of the Laundry: what is so important about the missing Fuller Memorandum? And why are all the people who know dying . . . ?

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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (1 July 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841497703
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841497709
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
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The third book in the 'Laundry' series - the world's only science fiction/ dark comedy/ Cold War/ IT/ Lovecraftian Horror/ spy novels!

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Charles Stross was born in Leeds, England, in 1964. He has worked as a pharmacist, software engineer and freelance journalist, but now writes full time.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, disturbing, funny and thrilling. 29 July 2010
By Ed F TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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I really enjoyed this instalment of Bob Howard and the Laundry, picked it up and 5pm put it down finished at 2am. Gripping narrative which kept me turning pages way past the time I wanted to be asleep. A markedly dark work, with very black humour and a seriously nasty narrative concerning attempts to accelerate the end of the world and a traitor within the laundry. As usual, the characterisation, both of human protagonists and organisational gestalt is excellent, if we had an occult intelligence agency I imagine it would function exactly as Stross imagines the Laundry to work.

With each instalment and story, Bob Howard grows as a character in terms of complexity, capability and human failings yet never ceases to be utterly believable, in particular some of the domestic scenes are extremely well drawn with his wife, Mo, being much more fleshed out as a character in her own right.

I can't praise this book highly enough, it's a great work. I can't wait for the next volume.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Rollicking fun read 30 Oct 2010
By W.M.M. van der Salm-Pallada
Format:Paperback
The book is hard to classify; is it Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Urban Science Fiction or as is suggested in the blurb on the front cover of the book is it a Lovecraftian Spy Thriller? Even after reading the book I'm hard pressed to say. I'd say it's Urban something because of the setting, but since I haven't read any Lovecraft I can't say whether Lovecraftian spy thriller isn't an apter description. It has an undeniably high spy level though. When Bob sits down with Panin for a pint and a civilised little chat, it's classic spy and I kept expecting them to suddenly whip into action all James Bond-like. But it's spy mixed with the paranormal, which we see on the first job Bob goes on in the book. At this job his PDA gets fried in a thaumathurgical mishap and this led to the scene which had me laughing out loud at the book for the first of many times, the buying of the Jesus Phone.

Because make no mistake the book is hilarious; it had me laughing out loud, reading passages to my husband and itching to get back to it whenever I had to put the book down. The references are fab, there are a lot of allusions to well-known modern day phenomena, such as the book Bob reads on the train "a novel about a private magician for hire in Chicago" (sound familiar anyone?) or the new iPhone Bob buys to replace his PDA. That scene where he goes and buys the iPhone had me in stitches. As someone who really wants an iPhone next time I need a new mobile phone, I completely understood the lure of the Jesus Phone as Bob put it. I loved the fact that Stross attributed the lure of the iPhone to it being designed by an intuitive magician who put a glamour on it.

The Dutch references in the book made me laugh too.... Read more ›
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stross still at his peak 2 July 2010
By G. Coale
Format:Paperback
Ok - confession time, I truly believe that Charles Stross is up there as one of the best authors in F/SF right now and Laundry No.3 proves it with ease. Sitting on the edge of the urban horror/fantasy market, the Laundry novels are a gem - a mix of the horror and espionage genres.

Firstly it starts with a prologue that grips you like the rotting hand off of one of the series zombies. The first 1.5 pages are a masterpiece of funny, deeply scary prose that drag you straight into the Lovecraftian world of Bob Howard and the Laundry. New readers should probably start with the Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue but its not entirely necessary - and regardless I would defy any Laundry virgins reading this not to go out and grab the others asap.

From the excellent prologue the action never relents, as Bob, his wife and colleagues are dragged into another chilling and amusing tale - this time instead of the Nazi's of Atrocity or the Megalomaniac of Jennifer its more cold war based with mole hunts and Russians of dubious allegiance.

Stross pulls no punches the heroes may win but never without a cost, possibly the highest so far.... Stross conveys their underlying despair very well indeed.

I dont intend to post any spoilers but you will not be disappointed with either the plot, the pace or the atmosphere as CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN creeps closer.

If you buy one Horror/Espionage crossover in your life - buy this one. One of my books of the year.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Book 21 May 2011
By Ursula
Format:Paperback
Everyone who likes science fiction should be reading Charles Stross- if indeed they haven't already! I couldn't put the book down at all, and was dreaming about it when I wasn't reading it. Would strongly recommend the Laundry series.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Darker Laundry 1 May 2011
By T. Dominic
Format:Kindle Edition
As a fan of the first two Laundry books, I was surprised to see the tone get darker as soon as the Fuller Memo started. A sense of foreboding quickly sets in, replacing the sex magic & Bond references of the previous tone.

This really suits the series, as our heroes take steps towards the future they're preparing for... sure, there's violence and horror, but it's scary because it is rooted in everyday news. The darkness is just plausible enough to make you think twice when you see certain headlines in the news, afterwards.

Stross' talent continues to sparkle, giving extra depth to the characters as they gain experience. A great page turner and a definite recommendation.

And for once, the decent Kindle price made this an easy one-lick buy - compare with paperback or even US kindle edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Laundry does it again
Mr Stross does it again. Love a good read and this didn't let me down. If you know the Laundry series, then you will love this.
Published 1 month ago by Terri
5.0 out of 5 stars Our Hero is better equiped this time.
Office politics really can get out of hand, add computer demonology to a massive insane conspiracy, our reluctant hero has his life on the line again and out of options but one he... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting, as always
Stross's take on the Lovecraft mythos is more frightening than most. He makes it seem plausible. Rather than unknown shambling horrors, his are nearly known and given motivation. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. S. Thalenberg
4.0 out of 5 stars Literate, up-to-date SciFi
Linking technology and the occult, this is very readable science fiction, set initially in present day London. It's very readable.
Published 4 months ago by Dave Henniker
5.0 out of 5 stars the latest laundry novel
progress onwards to nightmare green , but not there yet , so more to come
read this after The Apocalypse Codex (2012) but did not seem to be a problem
Published 5 months ago by Graeme V.
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but....
If you like the other books in this series, you'll probably enjoy this one too.
It rushes along with the same mix of irony and fast-paced action as the others, and manages to... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Peter Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars Cthulhu meets James Bond
An excellent book, one of the "can't put it down" category, and part of a highly recommended series. Just a shame there are so few of them.
Published 8 months ago by Dr. Stephen Culshaw
3.0 out of 5 stars The Fuller Memorandum
I enjoyed this book and read it at two sittings. However, it is a bit confusing in places where the author switches from the perspective of the main character (Bob Howard) to the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by tonygib
3.0 out of 5 stars depressingly negative
Stross's writing is good. And the first book of his I read was certainly enthralling (the atrocity archive). Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dago
5.0 out of 5 stars Stross Does It Again
If you know Stross' work, and the stories about The Laundry in particular, then The Fuller Memorandum is a must read. Read more
Published 23 months ago by J. Ritchie
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