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Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel

Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel

by JeffreyDeaver (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

    $3.25

  • Used

    Paperback 2011

    $3.25
Synopsis

Jeffery Deaver has been selected by Ian Fleming Publications to write the new James Bond thriller that will publish on June 14th. The plot of the new novel--which features a contemporary setting and brings Fleming's legendary 007 character firmly into the modern age--is being kept tightly under wraps until publication. Stay tuned...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Export
Published: 14 Jun 2011
ISBN 10: 1451627998
ISBN 13: 9781451627992

Media Reviews
Deaver, as fans of his Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance thrillers would expect, has clearly done his homework. . . . the most impressive feature of Carte Blanche is the ingenuity of the breathless, blood-thirsty plot. A master of misdirection, Deaver manufactures more surprises than anyone flogging an old warhorse can be expected to produce. . . . Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and Sebastian Faulks are among those who have tried to bring Bond back to life. Deaver, though, is in a class of his own: nobody's done it better. -- The Evening Standard (London)
This terrific new pastiche will amply reward Bond fans and possibly bring new readers into the fold. Deaver ( Edge ), an avowed fan of the Fleming canon, has set the novel in the post-9/11 present, and Bond, that icon of the 1960s, handles the transition perfectly. . . . The plot is predictable in a purely Bond-ian way (credibly incredible), but also intricate and inventive, surprising and satisfying--a testament to Deaver's skill as a storyteller. . . . Fleming purists may balk at the hint of a New Age sensitivity in Deaver's Bond, but they will recognize one of the world's most enduring fictional characters: competent, courageous, charming, and cool. -- Publishers Weekly
Deaver, if anything, has written a 007 thriller that is superior to the best of Fleming. -- San Jose Mercury News
Ian Fleming's estate made a superb choice when it turned to thriller writer Jeffery Deaver for this summer's James Bond reboot Carte Blanche . . . . Familiar touches about, from M and Moneypenny to exotic locales. Then, too, Deaver adds a knowing wink . . . A spry spy bash not to be missed. -- Christian Science Monitor
Carte Blanche is a fantastic book. . . . Deaver knows psychology and it shines here. Moreover, he knows human relationships . . . as [Ian Fleming's stepdaughter] best summarized it, Jeffery Deaver truly got it . -- Ann Arbor News
His creator may be long gone, but James Bond (with his gadgets, women, and suave lines) lives on in the skillful hands of a suspense superstar. --Malcolm Jones, Newsweek Magazine, 10 Must-Read Summer Books
Jeffery Deaver accepted one of the greatest literary challenges of the new millennium when he agreed to write a new James Bond novel. . . . With Carte Blanche , [he] somehow manages to spin a top-notch 21st-century spy thriller while both respecting Bond and reinventing him. -- Washington Independent Review of Books
A page-turning, action packed rip-roaring novel with plenty of twists and surprises. -- Durham Herald-Sun
Ian Fleming's estate tapped American novelist Deaver to pen a new James Bond thriller, and the pairing is as smooth as vodka and vermouth. Yes, the villains are creepy and the women brainy and beautiful, but in a clever reboot, this 007 (who served in Afghanistan) comes armed with a tricked-out cell phone and an appealing sense of empathy. -- Parade
A magnificently manic, impeccably researched and at times gory plot, with Deaver's trademark misdirection and twists flying . --The Washington Post