Ace. Used; Very Good. Ace, 2014. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket: Very Good. Remainder Mark. 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. . 2014. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket present.