Double or Die - Charlie Higson

Double or Die is the third book in the very successful Young James Bond series. Its predecessors were Silverfin a good book which had a bit weird (okay extremely weird) storyline. Then came Blood Fever which was an exciting book filled with betrayal and excitement with various twists and turns. Fortunately most of the series follows the lead from this book and not the first book. After this comes Hurricane Gold an extremely exciting book and By Royal Command which is filled with love and betrayal. In my opinion Double or Die is the best book in the series and is very finely written by Charlie Higson. In this review I will not contain any spoilers but ...  Read the complete review

There is something so sacrilicious about taking a well loved character and forcing them to live on for longer than they should. Whilst Ian Fleming was still alive he was able to see the first few James Bond films being made at least the titles followed his books. However, there simply were not enough books written to satisfy the mighty film juggernaut so people stepped in and created their own James Bond stories. This would prove to be a great success with the character living on today. However, what would Fleming think if he discovered that a ‘Young Bond’ series of books had been written? Would you hear the tell tale noises of a man wearing a Walter PPK spinning in ...  Read the complete review