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From Jeremy Dyson amp Andy Nyman creators of the international smashhit play and film Ghost Stories comes a new novel The Warlock Effect

All the hallmarks of a modern classic ADAM KAY
Two great masters join forces to explosive effect RICHARD OSMAN
Huge fun gripping and very clever I didnt want it to end PETER JAMES
A beautiful magic trick in itself wonderful DERREN BROWN
I absolutely loved every twist every turn every blockbusting cliffhanger STEVEN MOFFAT

Meet Louis Warlock
Man about town denizen of Sohos nightclubs and cabaret bars and the most skilled magician of his time

As a boy Ludvik Weinschenk fled Nazi Germany to England with a pack of playing cards and three tricks to his name Twelve years later in 1950s London having risen through the ranks of concert parties night clubs and variety theatres Ludvik or Louis Warlock as he is now known is the most famous magician in Britain

But after his talent for deception attracts the attention of the British secret service Louis is thrown into the perilous world of espionage and finds himself sent across Europe with a dangerous mission to fulfil When he comes face to face with a nemesis whose cunning rivals his own Louis will need to use every trick in the book or risk the most terrible consequences both for the country and for himself

A highly entertaining fiendishly clever thriller The Warlock Effect offers a twistfilled rollicking adventure and a glimpse into the phenomenal mind of an extraordinary magician

MORE PRAISE FOR THE WARLOCK EFFECT

A delicious confection from a pair of devilishly clever minds STEVE PEMBERTON
A superb story of espionage and human endurance which casts its own vivid spell In the stage magician Louis Warlock Nyman and Dyson have created one of fictions most complex and beguiling heroes JAY RAYNER
The period atmosphere and the Cold War detail feel like a Le Carr but its the characters you really care about Exactly like some of the magic it describes the odd sleight of hand or false deception wrapped around a terrific mystery IAN MOORE
Edgeofyourseat stuff Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure The Warlock Effect is a fiendish mix of history humour and horror SJ BENNETT
A thrilling and ingenious work of wonder Twisting evocative and hugely entertaining The Warlock Effect delivers on every level CHRIS WHITAKER
Spellbinding Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman skillfully depict a shadowy world of magic and espionage in this gripping tale that is entertaining heartfelt and as twisty as any artful stage magicians signature trick ADAM HAMDY

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