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    Doubleshot
    Doubleshot
    Doubleshot
    Audiobook7 hours

    Doubleshot

    Written by Raymond Benson

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    About this audiobook

    The intricately organized criminal conspiracy called the Union has vowed its revenge on the man who thwarted its last coup. Now, the Union’s mysterious leader sets out to destroy James Bond’s reputation and sanity by luring the agent into a dangerous alliance of deceit and treason with a Spanish militant intent on reclaiming Gibraltar.

    Officially on medical leave as a result of a head injury sustained on his last adventure, 007 ignores M’s orders and pursues clues that he believes might lead him to the Union’s inner circle. His search takes him from the seedy underbelly of London’s Soho to the souks of Tangier; from a terrorist training camp in Morocco to a bullring in Spain; and from the clutches of a murderous Spanish beauty to a volatile summit conference on the Rock of Gibraltar.

    Each step brings 007 closer to the truth about the Union’s elaborate, audacious plot to destroy both SIS and its best agent: James Bond.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 6, 2015
    ISBN9781501248313
    Doubleshot
    Author

    Raymond Benson

    Raymond Benson is the author of the original James Bond 007 novels The Man With The Red Tattoo, Never Dream Of Dying, DoubleShot, High Time To Kill, The Facts Of Death, and Zero Minus Ten. He also wrote the award-winning reference book The James Bond Bedside Companion, the mystery novel Evil Hours, has designed critically-acclaimed computer games, and spent over a decade directing theatre and composing music off-off and off-Broadway.

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    • 3/5
      Many elements that remind of other Bond adventures. Still, enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      Great writing, as far as Fleming imitations go. The details made it sound just like part of the original series.
    • 1/5
      I reviewed DOUBLESHOT on another site when it was firs released. This is my first re-read since that review and my opinion hasn't changed. This is the worst James Bond novel out there. It reads like a bad Nick Carter Killmaster novel. The plot is based on the old evil twin wheeze. The "Bond girl" is a juvenile fantasy right out of the Penthouse Forum playbook. It's part of a trilogy linked by the criminal group the Union. The final book in the trilogy is all you need to read to get the whole story and the 'twist'. Skip this one.