The series revolves around Bob Howard, a computer geek who gets drafted into a secret branch of the British government called the Laundry after almost accidentally unleashing a Great Old One on the English country side. The first the five of the existing seven books follow Bob as he goes from a clueless young man with very little regard for his unwanted new job to middle age where he becomes extremely cynical but also has a far greater understanding of how important his job and the branch of the government that owns him actually is. Along the way he rescues and ultimately marries a woman named Mo, who also gets drafted for unwittingly tampering with the supernatural. At the end of book five they ending up having to separate because the weapon Mo has been entrusted with, a possessed violin made by one Erich Zahn (this series is equal parts Lovecraft, Bond and Monty Python, for those who don't know), tries to eat Bob. The sixth book, the one I just finished reading, is narrated by Mo instead of Bob for a change, and it relates the story of what she does in the aftermath of this devastating development. She and Bob try and figure out what to do, but it's made difficult by virtue of Bob being sent around the world to gather intel on a condition he was accidentally conferred with and certainly didn't want, and by Mo being put in charge of a Laundry operation to deal with people who have gained super powers from a forth coming end of the world scenario that has significantly enhanced the levels of magic in the world to the point where permeates nearly everything. On top of that, Mo can't give up her violin as it's a very powerful artifact and far too useful to the Laundry, and she can't simply separate herself from it after hours because Bob's aforementioned newly acquired condition is what caused to want to consume him in the first place. Mo is tasked with creating a super hero team to deal with any who would misuse their powers, and to help keep things under control, a highly respected police officer named Jim, who also gained powers, is sent to join her team. She ends up falling for him, and at one point in the book opines that while it's nice to be taken out by somebody unaffected by the job and a bit more mature than her husband (a real adult is closer to how she puts it) she also says that she is no way done with Bob. I feel like that's incredibly contradictory and has had me steamed all night ( when I say just finished, I mean I turned the last page about 20 minutes ago). The desire for more adult romantic situations is all well and fine, but wouldn't also be very adult to deal with her existing, far more established, long standing and ultimately more important relationship first? Granted, it turns out that her side piece in blue was part of the book's central conspiracy, albeit unwittingly, which puts her off of him pretty strongly, but still.