I bought this as I'm a big fan of the League of Gentlemen and really enjoyed it. It's not often I choose to read over other activities rather than using it to fill a hole, but with this I put off other things I needed to do. A mix of magic, a love of old British performers (Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper have cameos) and a cold war espionage thriller. It also features Prague, which is a wonderful place for any magical book. The capers and misdirection were more gripping than the espionage, which got a bit silly with Ipcress File-style brainwashing, but still a really good read. Interesting to see Peter Hennessy get an acknowledgment too for this work on Whitehall and the Secret State, which was a key part of the book
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