You Don’t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps
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By Tom Holt
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- On Sale
- Sep 4, 2012
- Page Count
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Orbit
- ISBN-13
- 9780316233484
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$5.99Format
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“Tom Holt may be the most imaginative satirist to land on our shores since Douglas Adams.” — Christopher Moore, New York Times bestselling author
At least his father has a plan to turn things around – a new work force that will improve profit margins and secure the company's future for all eternity. The deal looks great on paper, but they do say that the devil is in the detail – and the arch fiend definitely seems to be involved in some capacity. Colin needs help. Perhaps his new friend from J.W. Wells & Co. (Practical and Effective Magicians, Sorcerers and Supernatural Consultants) can help. . .
The J.W. Wells & Co. Series:
The Portable Door
In Your Dreams
Earth, Air, Fire and Custard
You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps
The Better Mousetrap
May Contain Traces of Magic
Other titles from Tom Holt:
Doughnut
When It's A Jar
The Outsorcerer's Apprentice
The Good, the Bad and the Smug
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings
An Orc on the Wild Side
Holt Writing as K. J. Parker:
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
How To Rule An Empire and Get Away With It
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
Genre:
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"Wacky humour bubbles through the polished narrative ... Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance."SFX
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"Uniquely twisted ... cracking gags."The Guardian
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"Dazzling."Time Out
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"Highly amusing ... Eloquently snarky prose."Publishers Weekly
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"Holt is, as usual, absurd, funny, and light-handed enough with the completely ridiculous bits to keep the story moving, assuring that the reader doesn't actually notice how bizarre the story has become, or how tangled the mystery is, until it's nearly done."Booklist
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"A definite must for all fans of comic fantasy."ENIGMA
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"Frothy, fast and funny."Scotland on Sunday
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"Frantically wacky and wilfully confusing ... gratifyingly clever and very amusing."Mail on Sunday
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"Tom Holt's comic fantasy is a great, uplifting read, fit to grace any reader's book collection."Waterstones Books Quarterly
