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Carte Blanche

A James Bond Novel

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By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Toby Stephens
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Summary

 The face of war is changing. The other side doesn't play by the rules much any more. There's thinking, in some circles, that we need to play by a different set of rules too . . .'

Fresh from Afghanistan, James Bond has been recruited to a new agency. Conceived in the post-9/11 world, it operates independent of Five, Six and the MoD, its very existence deniable. Its aim: to protect the Realm, by any means necessary.

The Night Action alert calls Bond from dinner with a beautiful woman. GCHQ has decrypted an electronic whisper about an attack scheduled for later in the week: casualties estimated in the thousands, British interests adversely affected.

And 007 has been given carte blanche to do whatever it takes to fulfil his mission.

(P)2011 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks©2011 Ian Fleming Publications Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Suspense Exciting War
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Praise for Jeffery Deaver
The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world
'The art of writing blockbuster thrillers is not easily mastered but Deaver has it at his fingertips.'
The best psychological thriller writer around
The master of ticking-bomb suspense
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really enjoyed this - think ian flemming would've been proud of it himself. easy listening to toby stephens ( has he narrated anything else???) good twists & fast paced plot - brilliant!

classic bond

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Not sure what the Ipod version of "page turner" is, but I thoroughly enjoyed this new James Bond. Had to invent new ways of hiding my earphones so I could continue listening at work!
Toby Stephens does a great job with the narration and I'm hoping Jeffery Deaver continues the Bond series.

Un- Turnoffable

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This is a skilful updating of the James Bond franchise, and I think it is better than Ian Fleming, whose stories left me a little bored many years ago. Bond retains his penchant for fast cars, his attraction for women, and his ability to think faster than the people around him, but his armoury now includes an iPhone with specialist apps such as a retina reader to identify people and an eavesdropping function, and he is able to draw on a world-wide resource which improvises and supplies him with cunning devices to enable him to overcome all difficulties. The story is well-constructed, with some depth to the characters, a good complex plot with plenty of misdirections, and several good twists at the end. The author left me looking forward to the next story. Toby Stephens is good as the reader, with his mastery of all the accents in the book.

James Bond evolving

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been a fan of the bond films for ever- not all of them though, obviously!, but never read the original source material. however- also a fan of the great Jeffrey Deaver so thought the book would be interesting to say the least. I was blown away- seriously. a great romp, well narrated, I couldn't take my headphones off! I would recommend this even of you aren't a fan of the bond genre- superb fiction.

goldenears

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It felt like James Bond updated, all the elements were there, gadgets, girls and guns, a number of good twists. The narration was good taking on a number of accents.

Gadgets, Girls and Guns

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