In a world where magic has gone mainstream, a policewoman and a group of petty criminals are pulled into a heist to find a forbidden book of spells that should never be opened. A new adventure begins in the world of the Laundry Files. Dead Lies Dreaming presents a nightmarish vision of a Britain 'under New Management', sliding unknowingly towards occult cataclysm . . . 'Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time' Ben Aaronovitch, on the Laundry Files'Stross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better' Kirkus'Ferociously enjoyable' SFXLaundry Files series:THE ATROCITY ARCHIVESTHE JENNIFER MORGUE THE FULLER MEMORANDUMTHE APOCALYPSE CODEX THE RHESUS CHARTTHE ANNIHILATION SCORETHE NIGHTMARE STACKSTHE DELIRIUM BRIEFTHE LABYRINTH INDEXThe Laundry Files: Under New ManagementDEAD LIES DREAMING