Cold

The final installment in John Gardner's excellent 007 series, this book lives up to the hype. James Bond confronts COLD, a sinister group that plots to take over in the US. Along the way, he gets involved with an Italian crime syndicate as well as several damsels. The book followed the typical forma......more

John Gardner wraps up his Bond series with COLD Fall. The first half of the book is set in 1990, with Bond assigned to represent the Secret Intelligence Service in an American plane crash investigation, but, due to a conflict-of-interest resulting from his connection with a passenger who was mysteri......more

This was a fantastic read. When I started reading it a few months ago, I put it down because I started another book that ended up capturing my attention. Because I had just begun it, I ended up forgetting about it til a week ago when I picked it up and absolutely loved it. I couldn't stop reading it......more

The book really starts, stutters and stops over and over again as years pass by in the novel, and then comes to an abrupt and unsatisfactory ending. It was really just John Gardner tying up loose ends, and making sure no one else can use certain characters which he created.......more

This review originally appeared, with spoilers, on The Reel Bits as part of my 007 Case Files. An abbreviated version follows. (There's some minor spoilers here, but nothing that would ruin enjoyment). If we were to compare the various Bond writers the way we do the actors portraying the spy, then Jo......more