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reviewed The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (The Checquy Files, #1)

Daniel O'Malley: The Rook (Hardcover, 2012, Little, Brown and Company)

"The body you are wearing used to be mine."

So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas …

Review of 'The Rook' on 'Storygraph'

I finished this at 3am last night and today I've just been wising that I had the sequel, [b:Stiletto|25695756|Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)|Daniel O'Malley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433883952s/25695756.jpg|24809605].

It's focussed on a British secret service agency that specializes in paranormal threats, and so there are some parallels to [a:Charles Stross|8794|Charles Stross|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1355510574p2/8794.jpg] Laundry series. But it's different. The magical threats might be a bit lighter, but what's inside the people might be darker.

Anyway it's different, but fun. I normally turn the light off at 11, and just couldn't stop last night.