“Bet you he’s a smart sociopath, the kind that does well in midlevel management, all fur coat and no knickers—and willing to shed blood without a second thought if it’s to defend his position.”

The Concrete Jungle (p. 305)
The Laundry Files, The Atrocity Archives (2004)

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