New collaboration with Andy Nyman

The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson is co-writing two new thrillers blending magic and espionage.

He is again teaming up with actor and magician Andy Nyman to pen the books, about the escapades of daredevil entertainer Louis Warlock. The duo previously collaborated on the hit play Ghost Stories, which was turned into a film.

Their first book, The Warlock Effect will be published by Hodder Studio  in autumn next year, with Warlock’s Apocalypse out in 2023. 

The Warlock Effect is set in 1950s Soho, where top illusionist Louis Warlock and his secret posse of eccentric assistants create extraordinary and baffling magic. His phenomenal expertise is noticed by the British Secret Service, which needs his lateral thinking and conjuring skills to defeat a deadly plot against the government.

The second book Warlock’s Apocalypse is set in the 1960s, in the glamorous but deadly world of the movies.

Publisher Myfanwy Moore, a former controller of comedy production with the BBC,, said: ‘I have long been a fan of both Jeremy and Andy’s work, and am absolutely thrilled we are publishing their next collaboration. Only their extraordinary talents could have created the world of Warlock, and we can’t wait to bring his adventures to the page.’

In a joint statement the authors wrote: ‘We’re packing in as much of our love of magic, thrills, shocks and twists as we can and we can’t wait for people to get their hands on the book, to join us on the ride.’ 

Dyson wrote The League of Gentlemen with its stars Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss.

Published: 20 May 2021