Trigger Mortis
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Joy Cohn |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Series | James Bond |
| Genre | Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing |
Publication date | 8 September 2015 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, e-book, audio) |
| Pages | 320 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4091-5913-1 |
Trigger Mortis is a 2015 James Bond novel written by Anthony Horowitz, and the latest Bond novel to be commissioned by the estate of Bond's creator Ian Fleming, which was published on 8 September 2015.
Plot
The book is set in 1957 against the backdrop of the Space Race, and begins two weeks after the events of Goldfinger. The novel is the first in the literary series to be set during the original timeline created by Fleming since 1968's Colonel Sun and sees the return of Bond girl Pussy Galore, who made her debut in Goldfinger. Bond's mission is to protect a British racing driver at the Nürburgring racetrack. He begins with driving lessons from an expert lady driver, who shows Bond the ropes in a Maserati 250. Pussy finds herself a little tied up and painted a la Goldfinger, but Bond saves her just before she succumbs to death by painting. At the Nürburgring Bond beats the would be assassin with a pit manoeuvre at high speed and the true mission is then revealed.
Background
Trigger Mortis was announced in October 2014.[1] It contains previously unpublished material written by Fleming for an unfilmed television series, Murder on Wheels, which Horowitz has used to write the opening chapter. The book title was revealed on 28 May 2015 to coincide with Fleming's 107th birthday.[2][3][4]
Adaptations
In August 2015 it was announced that an audiobook of the novel would be narrated by actor David Oyelowo.[5] The BBC Radio 4 drama series Book at Bedtime broadcast a serialized reading by Rupert Penry-Jones in October and November 2015.[6]
References
- ↑ Singh, Anita (2 October 2014). "James Bond's secret mission: to save Stirling Moss". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "James Bond: Pussy Galore returns in new novel". BBC News. BBC. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (28 May 2015). "New James Bond novel Trigger Mortis resurrects Pussy Galore". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ Furness, Hannah (28 May 2015). "Pussy Galore returns for new James Bond novel Trigger Mortis". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Ian (13 August 2015). "David Oyelowo: 'I am the new James Bond' (in audiobooks at least)". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "Book at Bedtime". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 2 November 2015.