On Her Majesty's Secret Service Timur Vermes Bradford-born John Braine ranks alongside

Bradford-born John Braine ranks alongside Kingsley Amis

each with a past to hide and a pain to nurture

Kovacs is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy that stretches across known space and to the very top of society

In form an 'occasional piece'

On Her Majesty's Secret Service Timur Vermes Bradford-born John Braine ranks alongside'He was a man with years of dirty, dangerous memories a spy.' James Bond has had enough. Enough of Service life, of fruitless manhunts, of taking orders. But Blofeld is back older, leaner and more dangerous than ever, with a deadly secret at the heart of his luxury ski resort. Bond must rediscover his passion for what he does best, in Flemings eleventh 007 novel.