Win, Lose or Die

"Gardner's plots are full of good action; his torture scenes are splendidly painful." - *Times Literary Supplement * The London Gazette announcement was brief: BOND, JAMES, Commander RNVR, relieved of current duties at the Foreign Office. Promoted to the substantive rank of Captain and returned to active service forthwith. The return of James Bond to the Royal Navy marks the intriguing backdrop to John Gardners thrilling next adventure featuring Ian Flemings celebrated hero. Bond takes a refresher course and keeps up his flyling hours by doing a conversion course on Sea Harriers. And eventually he learns that his mission is to serve on the Royal Navys major aircraft carrier, HMS Invincible, as minder to a phalanx of of top brass British, American and - in this era of glasnost - Russian admirals, who are on board for a NATO exercise. But why? Can a dangerous hijacking by airborne troops using hang-gliders on a Japanese tanker, some time before, be connected to Bonds current mission? Review John Gardners James Bond keeps you turning the pages far into the night. ( The Daily Express ) About the Author Thriller writer John Gardner (1926-2007) had fifty-five books to his credit when he died, many of them bestsellers, including his Professor James Moriarty novels, which Pegasus Books is proud to re-introduce after forty years. ϡ쯦랠 Official, Original James Bond From A Writer Described By Len Deighton As A 'master Storyteller' When M Receives Word That A Known Terrorist Organisation Is Planning To Infiltrate And Destroy A Top-secret British Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier-based Summit Of World Leaders, James Bond Is Returned To Active Duty In The Royal Navy. Promoted From Commander To Captain, Bond Is Expected To Infiltrate The Aircraft Carrier Hms Invincible And Identify Potential Sleeper Agents. As He Struggles To Complete His Mission, A Massive War Game Is Being Carried Out Between The American, British, And Soviet Navies. And When Bond Gets Caught Up In A Murder Investigation The Safety Of The Most Powerful Leaders On The Planet Hangs In The Balance ...