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JAMES BOND IS BACK… TO BACK… TO BACK!
 
Three 007 Novels and Two Short Stories
 
In this anthology of thrillers, James Bond confronts the deadly intrigue taking place behind Britain’s political handover of Hong Kong to China, a ritualistic terrorist cult operating in Greece and Cyprus, and a mad Japanese nationalist intent on wreaking havoc in the West.
 
ZERO MINUS TEN
1997—The clock is ticking for Hong Kong. The British Crown Colony will soon be handed over to the People’s Republic of China. But hopes for a peaceful transition are shattered when a series of terrorist acts threatens the fragile relationship between Britain and China. James Bond is dispatched to Hong Kong to investigate a nefarious Chinese underworld Triad, but the truth is buried even deeper. Now 007 has only ten days to unravel a fiendish plot of revenge with roots that reach back more than a century…
 
THE FACTS OF DEATH
The Number Killer is a calculating assassin who always leaves a numerical calling card. But now he’s picked the wrong victim—M’s lover—and James Bond is going to beat the odds to make things even. From the rolling hill country of Texas to the crumbling ruins of Greece, the danger multiplies as Bond tracks his quarry to a sinister cult of fanatics shrouded in the teachings of the Greek mathematician Pythagoras. With a vicious cadre of killers trying to subtract him from the equation, Bond must infiltrate the cult and stop their chaotic computations—or the next number that comes up may be his own…
 
THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO
In Tokyo, a fatal strain of West Nile virus has infected—and killed—the head of the world’s largest genetic research company and his family. Whoever is behind the murders is far more dangerous than the average assassin—dangerous enough to send in James Bond. Tracing the crime back to a mysterious terrorist known as Goro Yoshida, Agent 007—together with an old friend and a beautiful Japanese agent—must predict the next attack…and stop a weapon powerful enough to destroy the Western World.
 
BONUS FEATURES

. The rare short stories LIVE AT FIVE and MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DOOM. Originally published in TV Guide and Playboy Magazine (respectively) in 1999, these two hard-to-find 007 tales are collected here in book form for the first time.
 
. A new Introduction by the author.
Read a Review:

Benson imbues his Bond with enough honor, sexual prowess and action-hero skills to please the purist and enthrall the novice.

Publishers Weekly
 

Bond novels have been written by several authors since Fleming’s death, including Kingsley Amis, but Raymond Benson is, for my money, one of the best. His fast-paced action and stylish recreation of 007 make his work a must for all Bond fans.

Edinburgh Evening News, UK
 

The difficult part for a writer of 007 tales is coming up with new villains, new plots, and new settings. What makes Benson a good writer is that he is willing to stretch the character to make things interesting. In his hands, Bond is more than a robot and deeper than the cardboard cutout that populates the films.

Marin Independent Journal