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A review by mbpartlow
Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver
4.0
I confess, I've never made it all the way through a James Bond movie of any vintage. They're one of the few movies that don't appeal to me in any way.
But when Jeffery Deaver was at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, I picked up a signed hardback for my brother and a signed paperback for myself. Deaver rebooted the series at the request of the Ian Fleming estate.
Wow, Bond as a human being with a backstory. Bond not acting like a slut. I could like this Bond.
Bond's history was masterfully woven into the current story, and the plot twists show up in both story lines.
I thought it was a wonderful ride, a thriller that was never boring but also didn't veer too far into "that could never really happen" territory.
But when Jeffery Deaver was at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, I picked up a signed hardback for my brother and a signed paperback for myself. Deaver rebooted the series at the request of the Ian Fleming estate.
Wow, Bond as a human being with a backstory. Bond not acting like a slut. I could like this Bond.
Bond's history was masterfully woven into the current story, and the plot twists show up in both story lines.
I thought it was a wonderful ride, a thriller that was never boring but also didn't veer too far into "that could never really happen" territory.