Scorpius

Bond finds himself in the middle of a deadly game of terrorism and arms dealing, a game that pits him against one of the most ruthless and sinister villains that he has ever encountered. Special Branch is not usually interested in dead bodies found floating in the Thames, except when the corpse is a young girl with an impeccable background; then they become very interested indeed. So interested that they call on the legendary M, head of Secret Service. In turn M sends for Commander James Bond, who finds himself caught up in an unusual mixture of intrigue and mayhem involving a strange, but deadly, quasi-religious sect known as the Society of the Meek Ones; their leader is the soft-spoken Father Valentine, who has links with the shadowy Vladimir Scorpius, nicknamed 'The King of Terror' because he is the largest arms dealer to various terrorist factions worldwide. Naturally, with evil comes the good the society girl, the Honorable Trilby Shrivenham, and an American undercover agent, the gorgeous Harriet Horner. Good girls? Only time will tell. 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 The Body Of A Mysterious Woman Is Found To Be Carrying The Phone Number Of James Bond, Bond Is Called In By M To Help The Investigation. But Before He Can Even Reach Headquarters He Is Nearly Run Off The Road In A High-speed Motorway Chase. Someone Wants Bond Dead. Then Bond Discovers That The Woman Was A Member Of A Cult Society Known As The Meek Ones, With Murky Links To A Wealthy Arms Dealer. Soon, Hideous Acts Of Terrorism Begin To Roll Out Across Britain And Bond Finds Himself In A Race Against Time To Track Down The Faceless Criminal Behind The Horror ...