Inspired by an old school hero

Bond, James Bond, that immortal introduction has been copied, parodied and loved for over fifty years, but it’s one that everyone recognises. My love for the character began when I was nine years old when as a family we went to the cinema to see Goldfinger, and I have been a fan since that day….

Spy Fi with a new twist

I’ve been a James Bond fan most of my life. My introduction to him was being taken to the cinema by my parents to see Goldfinger, I was nine years old and it blew my mind. After that I was a fan. When I started writing the intelligence services I used in my books as…

Exception to the rule, ‘no one remembers number two’

Omega is the second book in the Col Sec series and holds a special place in my heart. I’d finished Ronin which was going to be a stand alone book and was thinking about my next book. What should I write, could I even write another book? At the time Casino Royale had been released…

Forever and a day

On a recent trip to London I visited the Waterstones book store in Trafalgar Square where I picked up a copy of the new James Bond book, Forever and a day written by Anthony Horowitz. That sounds far grander than it was, we were on a city break on one of our allotted annual leave…