The Man with the Golden Compass

Beschreibung

The exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.<BR><BR>'A FIVE-STAR BONDVERSE MYSTERY' JANICE HALLETT<BR><BR>'COMPELLING, TIMELY AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY' CLARE MACKINTOSH<BR><BR>Dismissed from MI6's Q Branch, where he developed weapons and field technology, Major Boothroyd (aka 'Q') has found a new lease of life as an amateur detective in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water.<BR><BR>Fresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved killing of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.<BR><BR>Why was Noble tortured before his death?

What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?<BR><BR>As Q investigates, danger stalks those around him, and he soon finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined . . .<BR><BR>'SMART AND STYLISH ... WILL DELIGHT BOND AND CHRISTIE FANS ALIKE' TOM HINDLE<BR> <BR>'PAY ATTENTION, THRILLER FANS ...

HUGELY ENTERTAINING' SARAH HILARY

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