Product Description
Quantum of Menace
Author: Vaseem Khan
Format: Paperback
Charming, drily humorous and intelligently crafted, Quantum of Menace, the first in a brand-new James Bond spin-off series, will appeal to Bond fans and readers of Murder Before Evensong, The Thursday Murder Club and Slow Horses. 'A thrilling addition to the 007 universe .... worthy of Fleming himself' THE EXPRESS 'Excellent. An entertaining mash-up of Fleming, Le Carré and the best of British detective fiction' CHARLIE HIGSON Q is out of MI6 . . . . . . and in over his head After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's Double O agents, he is adrift, unsure of his place in a world where the stakes aren't always life or death.
But when he learns that his childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has died in mysterious circumstances, Q is drawn back to his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. Frustrated by the police, who consider the case closed, Q is compelled to investigate, starting with a cryptic note Napier sent him on the day of his death.
Q soon discovers that Napier's ground-breaking work may have attracted sinister forces . . . but can he decode the truth before danger closes in? 'Fast, wise, funny, suspenseful and highly recommended' LEE CHILD 'A cunning and propulsive thriller brimming with wit. A sparkling addition to Bond's literary universe' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Clever, cunning and quirky ...
Quintessential Khan' MICK HERRON 'A wonderful novel, escapist and playful, but with moments of deep tenderness and serious comment' ANN CLEEVES 'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT 'An irresistible cocktail of thrills, wit, and style ... Fans of Slow Horses will LOVE this' WILL DEAN 'An original idea, brilliantly executed; shaken not stirred' RAGNAR JÓNASSON 'Only one man could bring a fan favourite 007 character to life with such wit and skill: the name's Khan, Vaseem Khan' BENJAMIN STEVENSON
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