Most eccentric.
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Bizarre to say the least.
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Will the new Benson Leiter series be available as hard/paper back or only eBook?
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Looks like a paperback is coming out this fall. If I get sucked into getting this that’s what I’ll be buying.
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The way I understood it the piece will be published in instalments chapter by chapter for the different ebook platforms, then get a print run.
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That’s the way I understand it too Dustin.
Btw, the cover artwork looks good.
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There’s news, after a fashion…
Memorandum sent 27/5/2025
Classification: Gold level (For Your Eyes Only)
To our agents in the field,
It is a cause for much celebration when one of our own returns to the fold – we know well in our line of work that there is no substitute for the wisdom that comes with experience – and today we’re pleased to welcome back Agent Raymond Benson, whose excellent novels kept many of us company throughout the long missions of the mid-nineties, and into the early 2000s.
Today, Benson is back, with the start of an adventure that sees our dear American friend Felix Leiter embark on a thrilling road trip across 1950s America. Full of mystery and romance, The Hook and the Eyehas been the talk of the powder-vine. Publishing as a digital serialisation over the course of the summer, Episode 1 is out now, and new episodes will follow every two weeks, before a paperback publication of the full novel in October. For a taste of what’s in store, read the first chapter here, or you can listen to Benson himself reading it aloud here.
In other news, Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming is now out in both the UK and US. This fascinating collection of rarely seen journalism and other writings includes a new introduction by Adam Gopnik, the short stories ‘The Shameful Dream’ and ‘A Poor Man Escapes’, in addition to a selection of archival black-and-white photographs. A must-read for fans of Fleming’s work, I understand that M’s copy has acquired several annotations in the section on Soviet espionage…
Sincerely,
Miss Moneypenny
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An interesting start. I like the first-person narration for Felix. I think I’m going to wait for the full book.
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The 007 Files podcast just put up an interview with Raymond Benson. It’s well worth a listen.
One interesting tidbit that stood out - this entire project was conceived as a way to drive visits to the IFP website. The serialization was designed for you to go there every 2 weeks to get the next chapter, and each week in between you go there to watch an interview with Raymond discussing the chapter you just read.
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Oh dear.
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