description With a Mind to Kill Overview
With a Mind to Kill is a 2022 James Bond continuation novel by Anthony Horowitz, his third contribution to the series following Trigger Mortis (2015) and Forever and a Day (2018). Set after the events of Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun, the novel sends Bond into the Soviet Union on a mission framed by SMERSH, the fictional Soviet counterintelligence organization that features prominently in Fleming's original novels. Horowitz's continuations are written with the authorisation of the Ian Fleming estate and use period settings rather than updating the character.
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Who wrote With a Mind to Kill?
With a Mind to Kill is Anthony Horowitz's 2022 James Bond continuation novel and his third Bond book. The other two are Trigger Mortis from 2015 and Forever and a Day from 2018.
What is the plot setup of With a Mind to Kill?
The story begins after the events of Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun and sends Bond into the Soviet Union. Its premise involves Bond being used in a dangerous Cold War operation.
Does With a Mind to Kill continue Ian Fleming's Bond timeline?
Yes, it is a continuation novel that follows Fleming's established 1960s-era spy world rather than rebooting Bond in the present day. Horowitz wrote it as the third entry in his Bond sequence.
What should you read before With a Mind to Kill?
Readers looking for the immediate continuity point should read The Man with the Golden Gun first, because Horowitz's novel follows that 1965 Fleming book. Trigger Mortis and Forever and a Day are earlier entries in Horowitz's separate Bond sequence.
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