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One Woman’s War by Christine Wells

8 November, 2022

Step aside Mr Bond, it’s time for Miss Moneypenny to prove her grit as a World War II spy. In Christine Wells’ new historical spy novel, One Woman’s War, we meet 19-year-old Victoire ‘Paddy’ Bennett – the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character who…

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NTN: The 12 debut novels that changed crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

25 November, 2015

We’ve looked at plenty of brand new crime novels and up-and-coming authors during New Talent November 2015, but now we’re going to look at some books that, when they were first written, sparked changes and new developments in the genre. The entire Crime Fiction Lover…

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Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz

By Andre

13 September, 2015

Having interviewed Anthony Horowitz elsewhere and learned of his passion for the works of Ian Fleming – as well as glimpsing his collection of first editions – he seemed to me the perfect candidate to write an official James Bond continuation novel. In recent years…

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The Star of Istanbul by Robert Olen Butler

By Andre

23 May, 2015

James Bond has had plenty of literary rivals, none of whom have quite measured up to the British spy, but Christopher Marlowe ‘Kit’ Cobb just might. The war correspondent turned Secret Service agent is American and he’s from an earlier era (this novel is set…

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Solo by William Boyd

By Andre

8 October, 2013

Solo is the latest of the James Bond continuation novels, which far outnumber the original books but have never matched Ian Fleming for unflinching brutality, thrilling action sequences and an obsessive accretion of period detail relating to fine dining, men’s tailoring and posh booze. William…

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CIS: William Boyd on James Bond

By Andre

27 September, 2013

Sixty-one years after his creation, James Bond lives on through the films starring Daniel Craig, and the enduringly popular books by Ian Fleming. However, a select band of authors have also been working to carry on the spy’s story, including Kingsley Amis (Colonel Sun, 1968),…

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CIS: The Labyrinth Makers by Anthony Price

By RoughJustice

4 September, 2013

With a history dating back to the mid-19th century – or even further, depending on who you ask – the crime fiction genre has seen all sorts of trends over the decades, and given birth to a dozen or more sub-genres. However, nothing beats a…

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PulpCurry: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By PulpCurry

24 May, 2013

When it all comes down to it, I have to credit my late father for getting me hooked on crime fiction. My dad loved writers like Carter Brown, Mickey Spillane and Ian Fleming. He passed on his taste in books to me, particularly his love…

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One Woman’s War by Christine Wells

NTN: The 12 debut novels that changed crime fiction

Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz

The Star of Istanbul by Robert Olen Butler

Solo by William Boyd

CIS: William Boyd on James Bond

CIS: The Labyrinth Makers by Anthony Price

PulpCurry: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

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