{"product_id":"9781529114928","title":"With a Mind to Kill","description":"Author: Horowitz, Anthony\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529114928\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 36mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to \u003ci\u003eCasino Royale, \u003c\/i\u003efrom bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story begins in Moscow where a new organisation, \u003ci\u003eStalnaya Ruska\u003c\/i\u003e, Iron Hand - a successor to Smersh -  is planning a major act of terrorism which is intended to destabilise relations between east and west.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Bond is returning from Jamaica and his encounter with Scaramanga (\u003ci\u003eThe Man with the Golden Gun\u003c\/i\u003e). He is aware of a world that is changing all too rapidly around him. The old certainties of the post-years have gone. The intelligence services are no long trusted. He is beginning to wonder if his \"license to kill\" may even be valid any more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he ponders his own future, Bond is given his next assignment- discover what \u003ci\u003eStalnaya Ruska\u003c\/i\u003e is planning and prevent it from happening. To do this, he will have to make the Russians believe he is a double agent and travel behind the Iron Curtain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut first, he will have to persuade Sonya Dragunova that he is what he says he is. A psychiatric analyst as brilliant as she is beautiful, Sonya knows more of what's happening in Bond's mind than he does himself. She is also hiding secrets of her own. This is a love affair that is also a very dangerous game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Sonya is working for a man who has played his part in two Bond novels but has never yet appeared. A Fleming creation, the evil genius behind \u003ci\u003eStalnaya Ruka\u003c\/i\u003e may be Bond's most dangerous enemy yet\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45065876275358,"sku":"UBD-9781529114928","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529114928.jpg?v=1738730998","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529114928","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}