Book info

• Title With a Mind to Kill
• Author Anthony Horowitz
• Year 2022
• Genre Thriller

It is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M's murder - James Bond. Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use Bond on a perilous mission that will change the balance of world power. He is smuggled into the lion's den - but whose orders is Bond following, and will he obey them when the moment to strike arrives?

Thoughts

I loved this James Bond extended series book, picking up from where previous original novels have left off. It felt very authentic, with a sort of cool, calm progression of the plot, the unruffable Bond doing what he does best, even when injured, mind-controlled, or pondering his future. The plot was fascinating, a sort of ‘what if’ situation where Bond ends up going undercover in Russia. A great read, another excellent work by Horowitz.

Rating: 5 / 5