In Devil May Care , the world's most iconic spy returns in a Cold War story spanning the world's exotic locations. It's the swinging Sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr. Julius Gorner is identified as the source and James Bond is dispatched to investigate. The trail takes Bond to Paris and then Persia. Here, Bond uncovers Gorner's cold-blooded plans for world domination. By invitation of the Fleming estate to mark the centenary of his birth, acclaimed novelist Sebastian ...
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In Devil May Care , the world's most iconic spy returns in a Cold War story spanning the world's exotic locations. It's the swinging Sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr. Julius Gorner is identified as the source and James Bond is dispatched to investigate. The trail takes Bond to Paris and then Persia. Here, Bond uncovers Gorner's cold-blooded plans for world domination. By invitation of the Fleming estate to mark the centenary of his birth, acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks picks up where Ian Fleming left off, writing a tour de force that will electrify every James Bond fan. A fitting tribute to the Bond tradition, Devil May Care stands on its own as a triumph of witty prose and plenty of double-0 action.
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Sebastian Faulks did an amazing job of emulating Ian Fleming's style and voice, emphasizing all the right elements and handing us a credible extension of the Fleming oevre. It's a fun read and just unpredictable enough to not be too rote. As someone who read all the Bond books in my youth, this was a fun and satisfying read.
