{"product_id":"devil-may-care-a-james-bond-novel-9780307387875","title":"Devil May Care: A James Bond Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBond is back in this electrifying novel of intrigue and suspense. A masterful continuation of the James Bond legacy, \u003ci\u003eDevil May Care\u003c\/i\u003e picks up right where Ian Fleming left off--at the height of the Cold War, with a story of almost unbearable tension.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An Algerian drug runner is brutally executed on the desolate outskirts of Paris and Bond is assigned a new task; to shadow the mysterious Dr. Julius Gorner, a power-crazed pharmaceutical magnate. Gorner has lately taken a disquieting interest in opiate derivatives, both legal and illegal. After finding a willing accomplice in the shape of a glamorous Parisian named Scarlett Papava, Bond must stop a chain of events that could lead to global catastrophe. Charged with adrenaline, deception, and Bond's signature wit, Faulks brings us this exhilarating new chapter in the life of the world's most iconic spy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sebastian Faulks\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebegan his working life, like Ian Fleming, as a journalist, working for national newspapers in London from 1978 to 1991. Since then, however, he has been a full-time author, and his novels have been among the most widely admired of their time. They include the epic \u003ci\u003eHuman Traces (\u003c\/i\u003e2005) and the much-loved \u003ci\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), which has sold more than three million copies. HE is also the author of a triple biography, \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Englishman, \u003c\/i\u003e and a book of literary parodies of other authors (including Fleming) called \u003ci\u003ePistache.\u003c\/i\u003e His most recent novel in \u003ci\u003eEngleby\u003c\/i\u003e(2006). He first encountered the Bond novels as a twelve-year-old; the books were banned at his school, but he read them by torchlight under the sheets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917543706898,"sku":"9780307387875","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7708158a-c043-489c-b67f-be75b54c98b5.jpg?v=1738867884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/devil-may-care-a-james-bond-novel-9780307387875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}