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Informationen zum Autor Bestselling author Anthony Horowitz has written two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty ; three James Bond novels, Trigger Mortis , Forever and a Day and With a Mind to Kill ; the acclaimed bestselling mystery novels Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders and the Detective Hawthorne novels, The Word is Murder , The Sentence is Death , A Line To Kill , and the latest A Twist of Knife is out in August 2022. He is also the author of the teen spy Alex Rider series, and responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War . In January 2022 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literature. Klappentext ***THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. 'We have no choice. We¿re just going to bring forward this other chap yoüve been preparing. But you didn¿t tell me his name.' 'It¿s Bond, sir,' the Chief of Staff replied. 'James Bond.' The sea keeps its secrets. But not this time. One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand. It¿s time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime. It¿s time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill. This is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera. -- `Ian Fleming would be proud.¿ Guardian `A novel that feels very like a film¿ fast-paced, skillfully written¿ leaves you wanting more, and for serious Bond junkies is the next fix in a long tale of addiction.¿ The Times Zusammenfassung ***THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. 'We have no choice. We’re just going to bring forward this other chap you’ve been preparing. But you didn’t tell me his name.' 'It’s Bond, sir,' the Chief of Staff replied. 'James Bond.' The sea keeps its secrets. But not this time. One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand. It’s time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime. It’s time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill. This is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera. -- ‘Ian Fleming would be proud.’ Guardian ‘A novel that feels very like a film… fast-paced, skillfully written… leaves you wanting more, and for serious Bond junkies is the next fix in a long tale of addiction.’ The Times ...
