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Double or Nothing

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By: Kim Sherwood
Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
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Summary

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!

‘A boldly innovative James Bond novel' Sunday Times

THREE…

James Bond is missing and presumed dead. In his absence, MI6 is left struggling to pick up the pieces in the face of the world’s deadliest threat yet.

TWO…

Moneypenny’s elite Double O agents – Sid Bashir, Johanna Harwood and Joseph Dryden – are tasked with infiltrating the deadly terrorist organisation Rattenfänger, and unearthing its connection to tech billionaire Sir Bertram Paradise.

ONE…

As time ticks away, the stakes couldn’t be higher – and the fate of our lives rests in their hands…

‘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

©2022 Kim Sherwood (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Espionage Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Critic reviews

"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)
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I've wanted a book that expanded on the lives of the other 00s for years, and this delivered. It reintroduces many classic Bond characters, and Kim Sherwood has paid attention to Flemings work in many details. whilst some elements make if a little too modern for my liking, this is still a good book and another adventure to take in 007s world.

A new and expanded take

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This is a spy thriller very much of today, and will appeal very much to a 21st century audience. It tries to marry together the legendary content within this 21st century time frame, which at first feels a little jarring at first but once jigsaw comes together it makes a lot of sense.

The story structure is a little clunky and jumps around a lot (feeling more like a TV show with quick editing) but as a whole is an interesting idea and the characters feel fresh out of Spooks rather than Ian Fleming's typewriter, but this isn't to say they are well written and you warm to them quickly.

The performance by Pippa Bennett-Warner was as you'd expect from a great up and coming actress, I had a double take when hearing her Moneypenny, the echos of Samantha Bond are uncanny. The other roles are good and sounds like she had some fun with the accents.

Overall, a good start, feels like the writer is still trying to find thier feet within the universe, but I look forward to seeing how the next part in this trilogy unfolds.

Now listen carefully 00...

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I know that this is the start of a new trilogy and I must say I cannot wait for the next titles to be written. There are multiple questions though... Where is James Bond? Where did he go? Was he KIA? The book does also feature Felix Leiter who in the last Bond movie met with an untimely demise, so I found it a little bit odd that he plays a relatively large part in this story.

A little bit of wokery springs up from time to time, but I guess that is the way of the world now, so have to just suck it up and move on.

If your looking for a new direction in the Bond universe, then this title is definitely for you.

Where is Bond??

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Wow that was a lot of 00’s (or is it 00s’ I am an accountant not linguist) anyway lots of characters and locations, guess would make a great film, especially while we all descide who the next Bond is….

Gives us a little more time

And who would have thought it

Really enjoyed it will listen again too to enjoy it now I know where we go and of course where we wait…

When’s the next book please …

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Confusing start so it took a while for me to engage. There was an excess of description some of which made me raise my eyebrows and the watch and car references became tedious. However, the ending was more exciting.

Average

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