Author:Sebastian Faulks
Bond is back. With a vengeance.
1960s London.
M has summoned agent 007. It's the swinging Sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr Julius Gorner is identified as the source and James Bond is dispatched to investigate.
The trail takes Bond to Paris and then Persia - where the beautiful and enigmatic twins Scarlett and Poppy lead him to Gorner's secret desert headquarters, and Bond uncovers his cold-blooded plans for world domination.
Only by playing Gorner's twisted game can Bond stop him . . .
Gripping, first class. Hugely enjoyable
—— SpectatorDeft entertainment
—— Daily TelegraphAn entertainingly modernist final twist to the tale
—— The TimesThe pages turn over increasingly quickly
—— ObserverFaulks has enjoyed himself; so will his readers
—— Evening StandardWarm-hearted, superbly crafted
—— Sudnay ExpressCompulsively readable
—— ScotsmanWexford is as solid and reliable as ever
—— Birmingham PostAs ever, Rendell writes both literately and perceptively about her characters and the world they live in
—— SpectatorProbably the greatest living crime writer in the world
—— Ian Rankin