James Bond is missing. 007 has been captured, perhaps even killed, by a sinister private military company. His whereabouts are unknown.James Bond is missing. 007 has been captured, perhaps even killed, by a sinister private military company. His whereabouts are unknown.Meet the new generation of spies…Johanna Harwood, 003. Joseph Dryden, 004. Sid Bashir, 009. Together, they represent the very best and brightest of MI6. Skilled, determined and with a licence to kill, they will do anything to protect their country.The fate of the world rests in their hands…Tech billionaire Sir Bertram Paradise claims he can reverse the climate crisis and save the planet. But can he really? The new spies must uncover the truth, because the future of humanity hangs in the balance.Time is running out.The start of a brand new trilogy following MI6’s agents with a licence to kill, that blows the world of James Bond wide open!What everyone is saying about DOUBLE OR NOTHING:‘Filled with characters so real we feel we know them, the novel races through its surprising plot twists like an Aston Martin in high gear’ Jeffery Deaver, author of Carte Blanche, a James Bond novel‘Stylish, explosive, fresh and fun, Kim Sherwood takes one of the world’s most beloved series and makes it her own’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End'Kim Sherwood has taken the world of James Bond and turned it on its head’ Charles Cumming, author of BOX 88‘A cleverly plotted and absorbing novel with a fantastic cast of fully rounded characters’ Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Innocent One‘Delivers everything you could want and more from a high-octane, high-stakes spy thriller’ Tim Glister, author of Red Corona‘Unshackled from the burden of fidelity to Fleming’s character, her book feels a lot freer and more spontaneous than the more conventional Bond continuation novels, while still managing to capture something of Fleming’s rollicking spirit’ Telegraph‘A boldly innovative James Bond novel . . . [Sherwood] rises impressively to all the challenges of the formula — the cliffhangers, the exotic locations, the wry specificity about lifestyle and weaponry brands, the blend of “kiss kiss” and “bang bang” — while adding ideas such as making Q a quantum computer and putting the climate crisis at her remarkable thriller’s centre.’Sunday Times‘I spy … a brilliant thriller! Double or Nothing is a clever and utterly compelling addition to the Bond canon. Filled with characters so real we feel we know them, the novel races through its surprising plot twists like an Aston Martin in high gear. Get this book and clear your calendar—though it won’t be for long; I read it in one sitting’ Jeffery Deaver, author of Carte Blanche, a James Bond novel‘A cleverly plotted and absorbing novel with a fantastic cast of fully rounded characters in this breathtaking new novel. I loved it’ Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Innocent One‘Stylish, explosive, fresh and fun, Kim Sherwood takes one of the world’s most beloved series and makes it her own. Faithful, yet entirely original, Double or Nothing is everything you could want in a spy novel’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End'Bang up to date and action-packed, Kim Sherwood has taken the world of James Bond and turned it on its head’ Charles Cumming, author of BOX 88‘Blistering, breakneck, brilliant. Sherwood's first Double O novel delivers everything you could want and more from a high-octane, high-stakes spy thriller. The world of Bond is in expert hands’ Tim Glister, author of Red CoronaAn explosive new 2022 spy thriller novel, blowing the world of James Bond wide open! (Latest official 007)Kim Sherwood is a novelist and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Her award-winning debut novel Testament was released in 2018, and in 2019, Kim was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. A Wild & True Relation, following a woman who joins a smugglers’ crew in eighteenth-century Devon, will be published by Virago in 2023. Double or Nothing is the first in a trilogy of Double O novels expanding the James Bond universe.[Twitter] @kimtsherwood[Instagram] @kimtsherwoodKimsherwoodauthor.comAn explosive new 2022 spy thriller novel, blowing the world of James Bond wide open! (Latest official 007)· The start of a new trilogy of contemporary thrillers following MI6’s agents with a licence to kill, that blows the world of James Bond wide open· Features a whole new raft of Double O agents for the 21st century· James Bond is missing, presumed kidnapped or killed, at the start of the trilogy. Will he be found by the end?· Kim Sherwood is a talented author who has a deep personal connection with James Bond – and the full blessing of the Fleming estate· A raft of marketing and promotional opportunities – we will have a lot of fun with this publication!· James Bond is popular the world over, and this is a fantastic chance to capture a whole new set of readers – old, young, male, female, existing James Bond fans and people new to the James Bond worldCompetition: With a Mind to Kill;Silverview;The Year of the Locust;Casino Royale; Forever and a Day. by;Ian Fleming;Anthony Horowitz;John Gardner;William Boyd;Sebastian Faulks;James Patterson;Lee Child;John le Carre;Robert Harris;Jeffery Deaver;Charles Cumming;John Grisham;Ken Follett;Bill Clinton;Mick Herron
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