Breaking news: Ian Fleming Publications has announced Anthony Horowitz is writing the next James Bond continuation novel- AND- the book will include unseen material by Ian Fleming. Horowitz is celebrated around the world for his excellent YA spy series featuring Alex Ryder, as well as his recent Sherlock Holmes novel, The House of Silk. Horowitz also wrote the screenplays for Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. The Alex Ryder series was immensely fun to read and showed a great balance between entertaining adventure and nuanced characters. I can't wait to see what the author does with 007. The book will be set in the 1950s, which is also great news to my ears! Even though I understand the motivation to make Bond current, I find stories set during the Cold War far more compelling. The new novel is due out in September, 2015. And yes, you read correctly... I did mention unseen Ian Fleming material! According to Fleming's great-niece, Jessie Grimond: "In the 1950s Ian Fleming wrote several episode treatments
for a James Bond television series. But it never came to be made and he
ended up turning most of the plots into the short stories that are now in the
collections For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
However, there are a few plot outlines which he never used and which, till now,
have never been published, or aired. Given that Anthony is as brilliant a
screenwriter as he is a novelist, we thought it would be exciting to see what
he would do with one of them." This is outstanding news for followers of Ian Fleming! IFP adds: "The treatment which will act as a starting point for Anthony
Horowitz’s Bond novel is titled Murder on Wheels, and follows Bond on a mission
in the world of motor racing. Other familiar Fleming characters which
feature in the TV treatment include ‘M’ and Miss Moneypenny." Sounds like a great setup for Horowitz to channel Fleming, who was famous for his savory descriptions of action on the motorway (my favorites include Moonraker and From A View to a Kill). Congrats to IFP and Anthony Horowitz on their new project! Learn more: Ian Fleming Publications, Anthony Horowitz.
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Broadcast alert: Spy Vibers may want to check out the new Foyle's War that airs tonight. The program focuses on a British detective during and after WWII. From the official site: "While WWII rages across the Channel, police
detective Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) reluctantly remains on duty in
his quiet English coastal town. The battle comes to Foyle in its own way as he
probes war-related cases of murder, espionage, and treason. Mystery blends with
history, moral complexity, and period atmosphere in this splendid British
series." Fans in the States can see it on Masterpiece Mystery (Bay Area viewers via KQED public television) and online at Acorn TV. More info at the official site here.
Get ready to meet MIKI ZERO, Japanese fashion model and spy! The creator of Spy Vibe has written a novel called Elevator Girl, inspired by his love of Ian Fleming and based on newly declassified intel from the Cold War. More info at Whiton's website here. Recent Spy Vibe posts: Peter Asher, new Hercule Poirot novel, Beatles fall 2013 releases, A Hard Days Night cinematographer dies, Magic Christian on Blu-ray, Early Beatles image archive, Julie Newmar, Erno Goldfinger, Hitchcock tribute, Ian Fleming memorial, Emma Peel Megaset returns, Bo Diddley here.
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