Unti Bond #3
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- Author：Anthony Horowitz
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Summary
Internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's third James Bond novel， after Forever and a Day。
Reviews
Sharron
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Great narration of this most recent installment of the James Bond franchise。 At times predictable but then again， isn’t that what we expect？
YabbaDabbaDoo
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What a Major Disappointment！First， I am an incredibly huge fan of Anthony Horowitz。 I read everything he writes and love all the British TV scripts and shows where he wrote the screenplays。So I was very disappointed in this last James Bond book。I don’t know who the guy is， but he “ain’t no 007。” James Bond is unrecognizable in this book。 007 isn’t sensitive。007 isn’t empathetic。007 is an action figure， not a thinker。007 is a trained， exacting， merciless killer for England。007 doesn’t live with r What a Major Disappointment！First， I am an incredibly huge fan of Anthony Horowitz。 I read everything he writes and love all the British TV scripts and shows where he wrote the screenplays。So I was very disappointed in this last James Bond book。I don’t know who the guy is， but he “ain’t no 007。” James Bond is unrecognizable in this book。 007 isn’t sensitive。007 isn’t empathetic。007 is an action figure， not a thinker。007 is a trained， exacting， merciless killer for England。007 doesn’t live with regrets。007 doesn’t want to leave the service。007 doesn’t remember aspects of his training and decide which move to make。 He acts instinctively。007 overcomes ALL obstacles and destroys his enemies。007 doesn’t reminisce about the past。007 JUST GETS THE JOB DONE！There was about zero James Bond style （or any） action in this book， which was a major disappointment。 What the heck happened to Anthony Horowitz？ Take out the names James Bond & 007， add the name Joe Schmoe， and the book is somewhat readable。 But this is NOT A JAMES BOND 007 book。 I really wanted to stop reading up to the 50% point， and periodically after that。 Sadly， it was a real snoozer。To be kind but frank， the book stinks。 Ian Fleming must be rolling over in his grave over this embarrassment。 I am， and I a still alive。If you love James Bond， and who doesn’t， stay far away from this dog。 It will break your heart！ 。。。more
Carl
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A damn fine conclusion to the authors retro Bond trilogyA brilliant Fleming tributeWell done Sir
Tom Donaghey
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tWith A Mind To Kill （2022） （Bond extended series #49） by Anthony Horowitz。 This is the final book in the Bond Trilogy by Horowitz。 The others are Trigger Mortis and Forever And A Day and they included material originally written by Ian Fleming for a Bond television program that never materialized。 This third outing does not include any material from Fleming， but no matter， this is great just the same。tBond is back after the events recorded in The Man With The Golden Gun and M has a new mission tWith A Mind To Kill （2022） （Bond extended series #49） by Anthony Horowitz。 This is the final book in the Bond Trilogy by Horowitz。 The others are Trigger Mortis and Forever And A Day and they included material originally written by Ian Fleming for a Bond television program that never materialized。 This third outing does not include any material from Fleming， but no matter， this is great just the same。tBond is back after the events recorded in The Man With The Golden Gun and M has a new mission that only Bond can deal with。 At the start of the last book， Bond had returned to England after being presumed dead while dealing with things in Japan。 （Read both You Only Live Twice and The Man with The Golden Gun to be fully caught up。 And what ever you do， do not rely on the movies as a short cut to understanding them。 You might get away with it in the case of You Only Live Twice but Golden Gun are very different stories。tM is dead， Bond managed to kill him but couldn’t escape capture。 Now the same team of evil Russians want him back to do another， more difficult jobtBond goes along， knowing that every step he takes could lead to instant death。 But he has no idea what the mission is to be until the final， ultimate stage of the story。tThe plot is twisty and devious enough to have been penned by Fleming， but the ease and style are pure Horowitz。 This is a great addition to any Bond collection and I love the way the Horowitz books flesh out the Bond sage， not merely add an addendum to it。 。。。more
James West
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Unexpected - and better for itI’ve enjoyed all three of the Horowitz Bond novels。 The first two however were what you would expect - a skilled writer’s take on sixties Bond。 Good fun but not especially memorable。 This latest book however avoids the big action scenes and exotic locations。 It puts Bond in grimy surroundings and grime situations and it’s more memorable and powerful for it。 It also means future books can go in any direction， which again is far more appealing。
Tony Peacock
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This fairly quick read has reignited my passion for the world of James Bond after being somewhat disappointed by the latest entry in the film franchise。However I have to remind myself that now more than ever the book franchise and film franchise are completely different animals。The author， Anthony Horowitz does reignite the Cold War espionage of the original Ian Fleming works。 Indeed， this book closely follows on from Fleming's 'The Man With The Golden Gun' novel showing that the character never This fairly quick read has reignited my passion for the world of James Bond after being somewhat disappointed by the latest entry in the film franchise。However I have to remind myself that now more than ever the book franchise and film franchise are completely different animals。The author， Anthony Horowitz does reignite the Cold War espionage of the original Ian Fleming works。 Indeed， this book closely follows on from Fleming's 'The Man With The Golden Gun' novel showing that the character never dies （films take note！）。Featuring events in Cold War Moscow and East Berlin I really was transported back to those days。 。。。more
Nigel
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This was really well written and delivered book set and is Anthony Horowitz third and final offering， which I believe is a great shame as he seems to have captured the Fleming magic。 Set just after the events described in Man with The Golden Gun and takes Bond back to Russia and his nemesis， beware Colonel Boris。。。 I don't really want to say more about the book and spoil it for others but it is a classic Bond。 This was really well written and delivered book set and is Anthony Horowitz third and final offering， which I believe is a great shame as he seems to have captured the Fleming magic。 Set just after the events described in Man with The Golden Gun and takes Bond back to Russia and his nemesis， beware Colonel Boris。。。 I don't really want to say more about the book and spoil it for others but it is a classic Bond。 。。。more
Kevin McMahon
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An excellent swansong for this author's trilogy of James Bond books。 An excellent swansong for this author's trilogy of James Bond books。 。。。more
LM Goodrich
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Good pace， action and a sexy woman， what else can you ask for in a James Bond novel！
Helen Marsden
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A rip roaring read。 I have the sean cannery James bond for this book in my head。 He really has captured Ian Fleming writing style。
Matt Raubenheimer
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Anthony Horowitz ends his run as the official Bond author with a set of three novels that stand as some of the strongest continuation novels。 I'm not sure right now how I'd rank With a Mind to Kill alongside the two others。 My gut feeling is that it is second best behind Trigger Mortis， and ahead of Forever and a Day。 I plan to reread those two books sometime soon though， and I'll be interested to see how my opinion settles with time。 Anthony Horowitz ends his run as the official Bond author with a set of three novels that stand as some of the strongest continuation novels。 I'm not sure right now how I'd rank With a Mind to Kill alongside the two others。 My gut feeling is that it is second best behind Trigger Mortis， and ahead of Forever and a Day。 I plan to reread those two books sometime soon though， and I'll be interested to see how my opinion settles with time。 。。。more
Stefan Grieve
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The problems I have with this book are connected with one of the things I think Horowitz got right; making it in the style of an authentic Ian Fleming James Bond book。 In that， it's of its time （showing some sexism） and predictable （following the golden Bond formula most love） Although saying that， again he did well in mimicking the Fleming style。 It's gripping at times and is clearly well researched and plotted。 However， I did also find it anticlimatic and the main female character had depictio The problems I have with this book are connected with one of the things I think Horowitz got right; making it in the style of an authentic Ian Fleming James Bond book。 In that， it's of its time （showing some sexism） and predictable （following the golden Bond formula most love） Although saying that， again he did well in mimicking the Fleming style。 It's gripping at times and is clearly well researched and plotted。 However， I did also find it anticlimatic and the main female character had depiction and reaction problems， ones that Horowitz proved he could do the opposite of in his excellent Bond prequel， 'Forever and a Day。'I hope you don't mind what I say。 。。。more
Stephanie
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I was really looking forward to reading this after enjoying Forever And A Day and Trigger Mortis。 However I found this rather dull。 It takes a while to get going and after two incidents that get the pulse racing （a bit） it never really picks up again。 The promised huge earth shattering climax to this dangerous mission was a bit of a let down。 Overall it as dull as the streets of Moscow which it describes in detail and endlessly。 I have really enjoyed Anthony Horowitz’s other books but sadly not I was really looking forward to reading this after enjoying Forever And A Day and Trigger Mortis。 However I found this rather dull。 It takes a while to get going and after two incidents that get the pulse racing （a bit） it never really picks up again。 The promised huge earth shattering climax to this dangerous mission was a bit of a let down。 Overall it as dull as the streets of Moscow which it describes in detail and endlessly。 I have really enjoyed Anthony Horowitz’s other books but sadly not this one。 。。。more
Mompop
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maybe 3。5
Martin Richardson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Seemed quite predictable to me with no real surprises or originality in the plot。 In a nutshell- plot set up， action piece， meet the bad guy， get the woman， double crossed， complete mission。 Just all too predictable。
Julie
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Totally mistaken in my choice to read。 I honestly， completely missed the part where the description mentioned the time placement of the story: cold war days。Was hoping to get lost in my "Daniel Craig" Bond fantasies but that wasn't happening。Ha。"Not my cup of tea"。 Totally mistaken in my choice to read。 I honestly， completely missed the part where the description mentioned the time placement of the story: cold war days。Was hoping to get lost in my "Daniel Craig" Bond fantasies but that wasn't happening。Ha。"Not my cup of tea"。 。。。more
Sam Quixote
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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 him？ Anthony Horowitz’s third and final Bond novel， With a Mind to Kill， is unfortunately pretty bad。 There aren’t many books by Horowitz that I haven’t enjoyed - if I’d finished them， I’m sure I’d ha 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 him？ Anthony Horowitz’s third and final Bond novel， With a Mind to Kill， is unfortunately pretty bad。 There aren’t many books by Horowitz that I haven’t enjoyed - if I’d finished them， I’m sure I’d have given Trigger Mortis and Moonflower Murders bad reviews too - but， for whatever reason， whenever he ties his Bond story to an Ian Fleming novel， the results are always disappointing （maybe because Fleming was a crap writer， he’s bringing Horowitz down to his level？）。 Like Trigger Mortis， the sequel to Goldfinger， which seemed to be a book of car descriptions。 It’s because of reading Goldfinger that I probably won’t read any more Ian Fleming novels so I haven’t read the novel that With a Mind to Kill takes its cue from: The Man with the Golden Gun。 Apparently Bond was brainwashed in that novel by the KGB to assassinate M but never did it， and With a Mind to Kill picks up the story two weeks after that book ends， and Horowitz has Bond pretend to actually follow through with that scheme so that he can get in close to the Russians and foil whatever plans they’ve got going。Which is fine as a premise but the end result is really boring。 The book is slow to get moving but the first part at least ends with a decent set piece as Bond escapes his captors on Tower Bridge and leaves Blighty behind for Moscow。 Once in Russia though， he meets the obvious requisite love interest in the form of Katya Leonova， an ice queen who can only be thawed by Bond’s penus。 Yes， really。 The story is set in the 1960s and so is the pulpy level of writing apparently。 A significant chunk of the novel is taken up with Bond and Katya on a seemingly never-ending first date that develops predictably and is never once compelling。 What’s worse is that Horowitz’s usually strong characterisation seems to regress considerably to portray Katya as the worst kind of stereotypical damsel-in-distress。 She goes from being an independent， intelligent woman to a simpering， clingy bimbo in no time， existing only to be used by Bond， and Horowitz too， when the narrative suits。 I’d expect this kind of lazy writing from older books that at least have the excuse of being “of a different time”， but not from a novel published today （although maybe because it’s set in the ‘60s， Horowitz is trying to stay true to the literary conventions of the time？）。 It’s just embarrassing to read more than anything。 The rest of the novel plays out at an uninteresting， plodding pace with an underwhelming finale。 It reads so workmanlike， like Horowitz was fulfilling a contract obligation， not because he was inspired。 Which is a shame as he seems to have a good handle on Bond as a character。 The story and characters are unmemorable， with too few moments that were actually entertaining - With a Mind to Kill is tedious rubbish， and a weak end to Horowitz’s Bond run。 If you’ve not read it yet， I recommend Forever and a Day instead of this snoozer of a book。 。。。more
Sally
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I like Anthony Horowitz’s writing but this one was a struggle for the most part。 Somehow James Bond doesn’t make it anymore; and， like him， I’m ready for his retirement。
John Braden
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With A Mind to Kill is the shortest and best of Horowitz’s Bond efforts。 He makes good use of characters from previous Bond books （From Russia with Love， You Only Live Twice） and in many ways rehabilitates The Man With the Golden Gun， Fleming’s weakest entry in the series。 （Fleming died before it he could do a polish and it was completed as committee work， or so I have read。） In his previous Bond efforts， I found that Horowitz’s prose could be workmanlike rather than Flemingesque。 As Kurt Vonneg With A Mind to Kill is the shortest and best of Horowitz’s Bond efforts。 He makes good use of characters from previous Bond books （From Russia with Love， You Only Live Twice） and in many ways rehabilitates The Man With the Golden Gun， Fleming’s weakest entry in the series。 （Fleming died before it he could do a polish and it was completed as committee work， or so I have read。） In his previous Bond efforts， I found that Horowitz’s prose could be workmanlike rather than Flemingesque。 As Kurt Vonnegut once noted， Fleming was incapable of writing an uninteresting sentence。 For the most part here， Horowitz keeps up with Fleming， in part I think because the plot is his best one。 Good tension and some neat twists。 The ending is bittersweet and Horowitz credits LeCarre for the tone for the denouement in East Berlin。 In the postscript， Horowitz writes that this is his last Bond book and the novel certainly has the feeling of a good-bye， though in the same postscript he doesn’t entirely shut the door， either。 Recall that Fleming pretty much wanted to kill Bond off at the end of From Russia with Love and Bond was thought dead， complete with obit， in You Only Live Twice。 Bond will be brought back to duty by someone。 In the meantime， mission accomplished， Mr。 Horowitz。 。。。more
Eric Keegan
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Best Bond book since the Fleming era。 Horowitz amazed me with how he could create an entertaining sequel to Goldfinger， prequel to Casino Royale， and now this。 With a Mind to Kill takes Horowitz’s blatant thriller style and meshes it beautifully with the tradition of Ian Fleming。 It’s a novel that will no doubt go down as one of Bond’s greatest missions and it’s sad knowing that Anthony will not be penning any more Bond novels， although equally just as exciting to see where the series travels ne Best Bond book since the Fleming era。 Horowitz amazed me with how he could create an entertaining sequel to Goldfinger， prequel to Casino Royale， and now this。 With a Mind to Kill takes Horowitz’s blatant thriller style and meshes it beautifully with the tradition of Ian Fleming。 It’s a novel that will no doubt go down as one of Bond’s greatest missions and it’s sad knowing that Anthony will not be penning any more Bond novels， although equally just as exciting to see where the series travels next。 He made a masterful trilogy， one that would have made Ian proud， and he did it with his own words and own literary take on the franchise。 An absolute masterpiece。 。。。more
Ross
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Really enjoyed this book， but lacked some of opulence we have come to expect from bond。
mary
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Strange read with Ukraine and Putin being top news - its like nothing has changed。But was changed for sure is me and the culture。Some of this was very painful to read though it was true to the time and what men and women expected of interactions。 SadThis book and story way too long。 Ian Fleming's book were 200 pages？ at the most。 This goes on forever i almost gave up n the middle or skipped to the end。 But I already knew the end in following true to form。There was no real excitement and I don't Strange read with Ukraine and Putin being top news - its like nothing has changed。But was changed for sure is me and the culture。Some of this was very painful to read though it was true to the time and what men and women expected of interactions。 SadThis book and story way too long。 Ian Fleming's book were 200 pages？ at the most。 This goes on forever i almost gave up n the middle or skipped to the end。 But I already knew the end in following true to form。There was no real excitement and I don't mean more killing I mean intensity。 life！The fun of reading past the first Band book was the intricacies， the surprises， the fast pace and it was over before the story started。 I know I am being unfair as this is 2022 not 。。。more
Pcox
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。25 true to character and what sad roles the lovestruck women always play
W。 G。 Boal
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24 hours with James Bond。 Seriously， I began reading this yesterday and struggled to put it down。 What a fantastic story and it's pure Bond。 Really enjoyed it。 24 hours with James Bond。 Seriously， I began reading this yesterday and struggled to put it down。 What a fantastic story and it's pure Bond。 Really enjoyed it。 。。。more
Fiona Keates
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A new book written in the style and culture of the 1950/60s， where women were objects to be used and bedded。。。 It was ok， but clearly dated。
Ed
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The last James Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz， for a total of three authorized books。 Pretty close to Ian's style。 The last James Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz， for a total of three authorized books。 Pretty close to Ian's style。 。。。more
Steve Payne
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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 comforting read - flowing smoothly through its narrative and vividly described locales， has a memorable cast of characters， and ends very satisfactorily in much excitement， tension and emotion。Katya L 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 comforting read - flowing smoothly through its narrative and vividly described locales， has a memorable cast of characters， and ends very satisfactorily in much excitement， tension and emotion。Katya Leonova is a far more rounded Bond lady than the norm for these novels， and Horowitz， I think， does well to make her changes of view and emotions believable。 As for the villains？ They’re all， quite rightly， thoroughly nasty bastards！Any criticisms are minute – I can’t put my finger on it after one reading， but， for me， I didn’t quite feel at times that I was in the moment and atmosphere of 1964。 A re-reading may change this view， or reveal the answer。 Also， a real nit-pick here， would the Russians have chosen the rather not so low-key location of Tower Bridge to carry out such a key manoeuvre in the novel？ Perhaps Mr Horowitz wishfully has one eye on a film adaptation？ [In my humble， it would indeed make for a much better film than the underwhelming soap operas that has been served out in the official film franchise these last many years！]。With a stronger story than his previous two， this is easily Anthony Horowitz’s best Bond novel; making it， for me， the best of all the non-Fleming Bond’s that I've read。 It flows logically and ends terrifically， better in fact than many of Fleming’s originals。 I don’t think endings were his thing。 One of my favourites， Dr No， was a wonderfully atmospheric book， but I think Fleming was laughing over a gin on the veranda of Goldeneye in coming up with the great Dr’s demise！With a bit of luck， Horowitz’s statement in the afterword， ‘This book completes my James Bond trilogy…’ is just a bargaining tool for future books。 He clearly takes care， respects the character， and doesn’t stray too far from Fleming’s style and approach。 In fact， later in the afterword he says， ‘…this is almost certainly the last paragraph which I will ever write in a James Bond novel…’ So who knows？Perhaps the biggest compliment I can pay is that Anthony Horowitz’s three Bond novels are the only ones I will add on the shelf next to my many times read Ian Fleming originals。 I hope this isn’t his last。 。。。more
Brent
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I’ve really enjoyed the 3 Bond books Horowitz has written。 I felt he came close to Ian Fleming’s style。 Hate that this is the last Bond novel he’ll write。
Bobby Sullivan
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I'm sad that this is Horowitz's last Bond novel。 He really hit his stride with this one。 I'm sad that this is Horowitz's last Bond novel。 He really hit his stride with this one。 。。。more
Dave
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This is Anthony Horowitz's 3rd and sadly final James Bond novel。 I have enjoyed these very much。 His James Bond is set in the same time frame as Ian Fleming's Bond。 The 1960s。Unlike some other Bond writers， Horowitz does not try to please the fan of Bond films。 This is written for fans of the Fleming James Bond。 This story takes place directly after the events in Fleming's last novel The Man With The Golden Gun。 It follows up with the ideas presented in the first part of that novel。 I so enjoyed This is Anthony Horowitz's 3rd and sadly final James Bond novel。 I have enjoyed these very much。 His James Bond is set in the same time frame as Ian Fleming's Bond。 The 1960s。Unlike some other Bond writers， Horowitz does not try to please the fan of Bond films。 This is written for fans of the Fleming James Bond。 This story takes place directly after the events in Fleming's last novel The Man With The Golden Gun。 It follows up with the ideas presented in the first part of that novel。 I so enjoyed this one。At times it read very much like a Fleming Bond novel。Of the 3 Horowitz has written， this is by far the best-and I did enjoy the previous two。If you are a fan of the Fleming Bond novels， you should love this one。 。。。more
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