After an expert turn at the 007 wheel in Trigger Mortis, Anthony Horowitz's latest novel, Forever and a Day, goes back to Bond's roots in a thrilling prequel to Ian Fleming's original James Bond story, Casino Royale. 

Here, in a Waterstones online exclusive, Anthony Horowitz looks back at the creation of the most famous secret agent of all time.

Mason, author of The Samaritan, the second Carter Blake novel, shares a list of the characters that have inspired him most as a thriller writer.

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Win a signed copy of Trigger Mortis and a ride in an Aston Martin

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The new Bond film is out - but two and a half hours of Bond is just not enough for anyone...

James Bond scholars Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury set the record straight on some of Bond's more inaccurate legends.

The cover for the new James Bond book is revealed and we've got an exclusive, signed, early proof to give away.

Matthew O'Donoghue speaks to master of horror Kim Newman about scary monsters, super TV schedules, and his new novel An English Ghost Story.

Was Rosie Garland really being stalked by foxes because she'd just finished writing a book called Vixen- or was something else going on?

With its paperback publication this week, we spoke to the author William Boyd about his James Bond novel, Solo; how he went about giving Bond more backstory, and who he thinks should write the next instalment.

Matthew Dunn, author of the Spycatcher series, chooses his top double-0 seven essential spy novels...