Every Sunday we are taking a look at the world of books. I read a lot and always want to share my opinions on what I read, so I thought it would be fun to write reviews. All this month we are looking at the James Bond trilogy by author Anthony Horowitz

Trigger Mortis (2015)

Anthony Horowitz

Synopsis

It’s 1957 and James Bond (agent 007) has only just survived his showdown with Auric Goldfinger at Fort Knox. By his side is Pussy Galore, who was with him at the end. Unknown to either of them, the USSR and the West are in a deadly struggle for technological superiority. And SMERSH is back.

The Soviet counter-intelligence agency plans to sabotage a Grand Prix race at the most dangerous track in Europe. But it’s Bond who finds himself in the driving seat and events take an unexpected turn when he observes a suspicious meeting between SMERSH’s driver and a sinister Korean millionaire, Jai Seong Sin.

Soon Bond is pitched into an entirely different race uncovering a plan that could bring the West to its knees.

Welcoming back familiar faces, including M and Miss Moneypenny, international bestselling author Anthony Horowitz ticks all the boxes: speed, danger, strong women and fiendish villains, to reinvent the golden age of Bond in this brilliantly gripping adventure.

Trigger Mortis is also the first James Bond novel to feature previously unseen Ian Fleming

– from Waterstones

Positive Points

If you are a fan of the original James Bond books by Ian Fleming then you are going to enjoy the first in the series as it uses original ideas from the author for some of the chapters. I haven’t read the original books but I am a fan of Anthony Horowitz writing so I thought I would give them a go. It is full of lots of action, reads like a James Bond film and it is highly entertaining. It is set in the middle of James Bond adventures and so it comes off the back of one of the other stories which means there are some crossovers which make it an interesting concept.

Negative

Whilst there is a lot of build up to the enemy in this book I felt that it sort of ended really quickly and could of done with a couple of more chapters to sort of really create the world that you were wanting. Just like any James Bond story, he doesn’t treat women great, so some may not like that.

Overall Review

I found this to be a fun read, I only read it because of the author and was not the biggest James Bond fan but knew enough to allow me to enjoy it. The book is set in the era of ‘Sean Connery’ and since I have seen all of those films I found that I could relate to it well. It is one of those books that you may enjoy as it is incredibly action packed but expect for it to end quite quickly.

Rating : **** 4 Stars