After masterfully hurling James Bond into Trigger Mortis, Anthony Horowitz rewinds to before Casino Royale. The French Riviera is a dazzling backdrop to a deadly conspiracy of drugs, money and murder.
M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. 'We have no choice. We're just going to bring forward this other chap you've been preparing. But you didn't tell me his name.' 'It's Bond, sir,' the Chief of Staff replied. 'James Bond.'
The sea keeps its secrets. But not this time. One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand.
It's time for a new agent to step up.
Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime.
It's time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill.
This is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera.
007 is back. After authentically recreating the golden age of James Bond in his high-speed thriller, Trigger Mortis, Anthony Horowitz is back in Ian Fleming's shoes once more. In Forever and a Day he brings readers an official prequel to Casino Royale, telling the story of the origins of the world's most famous secret agent.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781911214779
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 544 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 29 mm
James Bond returns in this exciting new novel by Anthony Horowitz and acts as a prequel to Ian Fleming's original novel Casino Royale. The story begins with Bond being sent on a mission to the French Riviera to... More
This review was written by my son, for whom I bought the book:
This book was good on all levels. The plot was well thought - out and the characters were realistic Bond characters: the villains were villainous. An...
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I very much enjoyed readinhg it. Anthony Horowitz does a good job of bringing James Bond to life.
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