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Trigger Mortis: With Original Material by Ian Fleming Audiobook
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Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary legend James Bond to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating and dashing thriller.
The world's most famous spy, James Bond, has just returned victorious from his showdown with Auric Goldfinger in Fort Knox. By his side is the glamorous and streetwise Pussy Galore, who played no small part in his success. As they settle down in London, the odds of Galore taming the debonair bachelor seem slim—but she herself is a creature not so easily caught.
Meanwhile, the struggle for superiority between the Soviet Union and the West is escalating. In an attempt to demonstrate Soviet strength, SMERSH plans to sabotage an international Grand Prix in the hot zone of West Germany. At the Nürburgring Racing Circuit, Bond must play a high-speed game of cat and mouse to stop them, but when he observes a secretive meeting between SMERSH's driver and a notorious Korean millionaire, it becomes clear that this is just the infamous organization's opening move.
An orphan of the Korean War, he has a personal reason for wanting to bring America to its knees. He's helping SMERSH decisively end the white-hot space race—but how? With the help of an American female agent, Bond uncovers a plan that leads first to Florida and then to New York City, where a heart-stopping face-off will determine the fate of the West.
This thriller has all the hallmarks of an original Ian Fleming adventure and features welcome familiar faces, including M and Miss Moneypenny. Horowitz delivers a smooth and seductive narrative of fast cars and beautiful women, ruthless villains and breathtaking plot that will leave readers hanging until the very end.
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“Actor David Oyelowo brings a magical performance rich with gravitas to this James Bond audiobook. His accents are excellent, and the characters are an extremely varied lot: A Korean psychopath, a Russian race-car driver, Americans, and, of course, the British Bond—James Bond. But Oyelowo goes further, shifting from methodical pacing to heart-pounding, breathless descriptions at just the right moments.”
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“As Bond-villain plots go, this is a clever one…There are more than enough pleasures for even the strictest Bond aficionado in Trigger Mortis.”
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“The heart of any good thriller is the plot, and…Horowitz doesn’t disappoint. The action moves with high velocity…. [and] stays true to the Bond of Fleming’s books.”
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“Horowitz…delivers the tersely precise prose that makes Bond so compelling, but more than that, he also supplies touches of Fleming’s cruel poetry…A brisk and effective ride.”
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“Great fun…[for] readers who can’t get enough of James Bond at his coolest and suave-est.”
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“A humdinger of a Bond story, so cunningly crafted and thrillingly paced that 007’s creator would have been happy to have owned it…From his brilliant first chapter on, Horowitz is a pitch-perfect mimic of the Fleming one-line punch….He even gets the clichés spot on.”
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“Trigger Mortis fits seamlessly among the original Cold War-era gems…Bona fide Bond in every way.”
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“Impressive…The sturdy plot involves a suitably diabolical and grandiose scheme. An excellent mimic of Fleming’s prose, Horowitz delivers an entertainment sure to please James Bond fans.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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A New York Times bestseller
Trigger Mortis Listener Reviews
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Ted Truth, 6/19/2025
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Craig, 6/3/2020
About Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is the author of mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, fantasy, children’s fiction, young-adult fiction, and works in television, theater, and journalism. Several of his novels were instant New York Times bestsellers. His breakthrough murder mysteries, Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders, were adapted into a miniseries for PBS. His Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than nineteen million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter, he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle’s War on PBS. He regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines. He has been awarded an OBE and the CBE for services to literature.
About David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo is an English actor, who studied theater at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is best known for playing MI5 officer Danny Hunter in the British television series Spooks (known in the US as MI-5). He has also had appearances in several critically acclaimed films, such as The Last King of Scotland, The Help, and Lincoln.