About this eBook
*THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*
A spy is dead. A legend is born.
This is how it all began.
The explosive James Bond thriller from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.
*****
A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand.
Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts. But beneath the glamour, he soon encounters a dangerous network of organised crime.
It's time for Bond to earn his licence to kill. He must find those responsible and unravel their devastating plan - before he becomes their next victim...
Discover the exhilarating prequel to Casino Royale.
*****
'Exciting... 007 is back' Daily Express
'Evil villains, fast cars...and the story rips along' Guardian
'Tremendous fun... A first-class action writer' Sunday Express
'Horowitz excels at action sequences' Sunday Times
A spy is dead. A legend is born.
This is how it all began.
The explosive James Bond thriller from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.
*****
A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand.
Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts. But beneath the glamour, he soon encounters a dangerous network of organised crime.
It's time for Bond to earn his licence to kill. He must find those responsible and unravel their devastating plan - before he becomes their next victim...
Discover the exhilarating prequel to Casino Royale.
*****
'Exciting... 007 is back' Daily Express
'Evil villains, fast cars...and the story rips along' Guardian
'Tremendous fun... A first-class action writer' Sunday Express
'Horowitz excels at action sequences' Sunday Times
Ratings and reviews
4.5
28 reviews
Mark Davison
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20 June 2019
An excellent prequel that fits Fleming's style and a good lead into Casino Royale. The overall plot is a little basic but the characters are very well defined with a strong female lead that helps mold Bond into the agent we all know.
Matthew Batten
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11 June 2018
A thrilling 007 continuation novel that romps along with a gripping plot
and great Bond characters.
Keith Thompson
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18 September 2022
Great a Prequel to Casino Royale. James Bond becomes 007. Drives an mg, gets shot and saves the world.
About the author
Bestselling author Anthony Horowitz has written two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty; three James Bond novels, Trigger Mortis, Forever and a Day and With a Mind to Kill; the acclaimed bestselling mystery novels Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders and the Detective Hawthorne novels, The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, A Line To Kill, The Twist of a Knife and the latest Close to Death is out in April 2024.
He is also the author of the teen spy Alex Rider series, and responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. In January 2022 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literature.
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