'Kim Sherwood takes one of the world's most beloved series and makes it her own' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Clever and utterly compelling' JEFFERY DEAVER

The return of 007

Agent 003, Joanna Harwood, has finally found James Bond after years of searching. All she has to do is get him out of Russia alive and convince him to trust her again.

A mission for revenge

But Bond trusts no one. And he wants revenge on Mora, the monstrous figure at the head of Rattenfänger – a terrorist organisation with links to the past.

The final showdown

MI6’s Double O section is in pieces. Moneypenny is captured. Agents have switched sides. And Rattenfänger’s plans for hijacking the cyber-intelligence of the West are finally about to be realised.

Bond and the remaining Double Os must work together to save the world – and figure out which of them are still loyal…

Praise for Kim Sherwood

‘A boldly innovative James Bond novel…remarkable’ Sunday Times

‘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’ Jeffery Deaver, author of Carte Blanche, a James Bond novel

'The plotting was adroit, the cameo appearances by old acquaintances welcome, and the escapist tone coolly embraced' The Times

‘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

'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

‘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

‘Moves at whip-crack speed…plenty of action and snappy dialogue’ Financial Times

'Fast, sassy fun, this is Fleming for the 21st century’ Monocle

'An evocative and thrilling addition to the James Bond canon' The Conversation

‘A cleverly plotted and absorbing novel with a fantastic cast of fully rounded characters’ Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Innocent One

‘Blistering, breakneck, brilliant…a high-octane, high-stakes spy thriller’ Tim Glister, author of Red Corona

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. Her latest novel, A Wild and True Relation (2023), was described by Dame Hilary Mantel as ‘a rarity – a novel as remarkable for the vigour of the storytelling as for its literary ambition. Kim Sherwood is a writer of capacity, potency, and sophistication’.

A diehard fan of Ian Fleming’s writing and 007’s cinematic adventures since childhood, it was always Kim’s lifelong dream to write James Bond. This is the third in an acclaimed series of Double O novels expanding the world of James Bond.