Quantum of Menace

Charming, drily humorous and intelligently crafted, Quantum of Menace, the first in a brand-new James Bond spin-off series, will appeal to Bond fans and readers of Murder Before Evensong, The Thursday Murder Club and Slow Horses.<BR><BR>'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT<BR><BR>'Cosy crime goes high-tech ... Brilliant' REVEREND RICHARD COLES<BR><BR>Q is out of MI6 . . .<BR>. . . and in over his head<BR><BR>After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's Double O agents, he is adrift, unsure of his place in a world where the stakes aren't always life or death. But when he learns that his childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has died in mysterious circumstances, Q is drawn back to his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. <BR><BR>Frustrated by the police, who consider the case closed, Q is compelled to investigate, starting with a cryptic note Napier sent him on the day of his death. Q soon discovers that Napier's ground-breaking work may have attracted sinister forces . . . but can he decode the truth before danger closes in?<BR><BR>'Even if you're not a Bond fan, you can't fail to enjoy this solidly plotted and unexpectedly funny blend of nostalgia and new technology' THE GUARDIAN<BR><BR>'A witty, clever addition to the Bond renaissance' HEAT MAGAZINE