With a Mind to Kill, Anthony Horowitz
With a Mind to Kill, Anthony Horowitz
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With a Mind to Kill
A James Bond Novel

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Narrator: Rory Kinnear

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/24/2022


Synopsis

""It’s almost uncanny how well Mr. Horowitz summons Bond’s mindset . . . Yet this Bond also feels the winds of change: 'He had his licence to kill. But was it possible that in this new, more questioning age, that licence might have expired?' A drop of retro pleasures, a pinch of things to come; shaken, not stirred."" — Wall Street JournalInternationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s third James Bond novel, after Forever and a Day.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 the British spy in an operation that will change the balance of world power. Bond is smuggled into the lion's den—but whose orders is he following, and will he obey them when the moment of truth arrives?In a mission where treachery is all around and one false move means death, Bond must grapple with the darkest questions about himself. But not even he knows what has happened to the man he used to be.

About Anthony Horowitz

English born author, Anthony Horowitz, is a novelist and screenwriter specializing in mystery and suspense genres. He was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, and his family was of the Jewish faith. He was a rather unhappy child, being overweight, and spent much of his youth reading many books from his father's library. It is no surprise that he started writing at the age of 8 or nine years old. He used books to escape the reality of being pretty sedentary, with no talent or physique for participating in sports. He was an author in the making.

Horowitz juggles his interests among writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. His works include over 40 books, including a teen spy thriller, the Alex Rider series. He is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. A few of his other works include: Power of Five series (including the conclusion novel, Oblivion), two Sherlock Holmes novels.......The House of Silk and Moriarty, and a new James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis.

Horowirz also created and wrote some of the most popular television series in the UK. Among the series are: Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Collision, Injustice, and New Blood.

Horowitz joined the Home Start group, in Suffolk, to support those working with families across the county who are facing challenges such as mental health issues, terminal illness, isolation, domestic abuse, poverty and many other problems. He has been quoted as saying.......Charity begins at Home Start.

Horowitz lives in Central London with his wife, Jill Green, (who produced his film Foyle's War), and their two sons. He considers himself a Conservative, and has specific ideas about today's political climate. He has been very critical of the social phenomenon of cancel culture and "mobbing" of figures for expressing their personal opinions. He says that people are so quick to want to cause total loss for anyone who disagrees with them. Total loss to the point of death threats, and hoping they lose their entire means to survive and care for their families. The political discourses are sadly used as reasons to hate. Horowitz is opposed to hatred of any sort.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on June 16, 2022

To infiltrate and uncover the secret diabolical plans of a new Soviet outfit called Stalnaya Ruka, James Bond must pretend to assassinate M and turn traitor. But once back in the Russians’ hands, will Bond remain mentally sound enough to accomplish his mission or will his KGB brainwashing overpower......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 07, 2024

Bond. James Bond. The estate of Ian Fleming made their decision that Anthony Horowitz would continue the legacy of their hero for a 3-book trilogy, utilizing unpublished material by Fleming. So, Horowitz kept him in the era when Mr. Fleming was writing the character. This is the final book. The firs......more

Goodreads review by Bill on May 14, 2024

Reading this for the second time was as good as the first. Probably as close to a Fleming 007 novel as we're ever likey to get. The third & final James Bond novel from Anthony Horowitz follows on just two weeks after 007 returns from Jamaica in Ian Fleming's The Man With The Golden Gun. Horowitz crea......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on November 14, 2022

3.5 stars. A bit of a psychological thriller that ties in nicely with Fleming's early Bond timeline. Horowitz's writing is top notch as usual though I found the plot and characters all a bit uninspired and predictable. Of Horowitz's three Bond novels Forever and a Day was undoubtedly my favorite.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on June 15, 2022

It’s 1964. What is it that former SMERSH agents in Russia want from James Bond? The Ipcress File meets From Russia, With Love, meets The Spy Who Loved Me, with a touch Hitchcock thrown in for good measure! It’s a thoroughly gripping book of intrigue that I read in double-quick time. It’s an easy and......more