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THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Exciting... 007 is back? Daily Express 'Evil villains, fast cars...and the story rips along? Guardian The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz ***** A SPY IS DEAD One body. Three bullets. A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand. A LEGEND IS BORN Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts. But beneath the glamour, he soon encounters a dangerous network of organised crime. THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN It?s time for Bond to earn his licence to kill. He must find those responsible and unravel their devastating plan - before he becomes their next victim... ***** 'Tremendous fun... Horowitz has the discipline and skill of a first-class action writer? Sunday Express 'Horowitz excels at action sequences? Sunday TimesTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Exciting... 007 is back? Daily Express 'Evil villains, fast cars...and the story rips along? Guardian The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz ***** A SPY IS DEAD One body. Three bullets. A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand. A LEGEND IS BORN Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts. But beneath the glamour, he soon encounters a dangerous network of organised crime. THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN It?s time for Bond to earn his licence to kill. He must find those responsible and unravel their devastating plan - before he becomes their next victim... ***** 'Tremendous fun... Horowitz has the discipline and skill of a first-class action writer? Sunday Express 'Horowitz excels at action sequences? Sunday Times
Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK. He has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy 'Alex Rider' series, which is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults. He was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels; The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success. The Ian Fleming Estate then asked him to write a continuation James Bond novel,Trigger Mortis, and in 2016 he became the first writer to be invited to produce a second, with a release scheduled for May 2018. His standalone novel, Magpie Murders, was released in October 2016 to critical acclaim and 2017 saw the release ofThe Word is Murder, the first in a series of detective novels. Anthony is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK?s most beloved and successful television series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle?s War. In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his services to literature.