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The Man with the Golden Compass

The new mystery for James Bond favourite Q to solve

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The Man with the Golden Compass

By: Vaseem Khan
Narrated by: Alexander Armstrong
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Summary
 The exciting new mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.

Fresh from successfully reinvestigating his childhood friend's mysterious death, Q is hired as a civilian contractor by the police in his sleepy hometown to look into the unsolved murder of tech millionaire turned online antique dealer, Laurence Noble. Six months ago, Noble was tortured and killed, a circular object made of gold and inscribed with mysterious runes found in his pocket. As Q investigates, he finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined.

Praise for the Q Mysteries series
'Excellent. An entertaining mash-up of Fleming, Le Carré and the best of British detective fiction' CHARLIE HIGSON

'A thrilling addition to the 007 universe .... worthy of Fleming himself' THE EXPRESS

'Fast, wise, funny, suspenseful and highly recommended' LEE CHILD

'A cunning and propulsive thriller brimming with wit. A sparkling addition to Bond's literary universe' MARK BILLINGHAM

'Clever, cunning and quirky ... Quintessential Khan' MICK HERRON

'A wonderful novel, escapist and playful, but with moments of deep tenderness and serious comment' ANN CLEEVES

'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT

'An irresistible cocktail of thrills, wit, and style ... Fans of Slow Horses will LOVE this' WILL DEAN

'An original idea, brilliantly executed; shaken not stirred' RAGNAR JÓNASSON

'Only one man could bring a fan favourite 007 character to life with such wit and skill: the name's Khan, Vaseem Khan' BENJAMIN STEVENSON Cosy Espionage Modern Detectives Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Exciting Witty Funny
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Loved this book, was so looking forward to the second book.The author is fast becoming one of my favourites. I loved the first book so much but found the narration annoying, so I returned it and got a hard copy. I was so excited about the second book but I must say the narration is once again hard to take. Alexander Armstrong voice is annoying and I dont understand why he changes his voice for the different characters. His voice for Q is horrendous, he plays him like a posh English twit which for me does not work. Q in the Bond books is an highly educated and is well spoken but for some reason Alexanader makes him sound like a right wally. Still enjoyed the book and will look forward to new books by Vaseem Khan, will still clear of books narrated by Alexander Armstrong.

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This was a tremendously compelling and entertaining novel.
I’m desperate for the next in the series.

Brilliant, again.

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