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James Bond's Next Adventure: Carte Blanche |
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Monday, 17 January 2011 09:02 |
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Its title and cover artwork were unveiled on Monday January 17th at a special launch event at the InterContinental Hotel in Dubai.
Like Ian Fleming, Jeffery Deaver takes inspiration from exotic locations around the world, and after visiting Dubai for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature last year, he decided to set part of Carte Blanche in the United Arab Emirates City.
Carte Blanche is due to be published by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK, a few days before Fleming’s birthday, on 26th May 2011. It has been commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.
Jeffery Deaver comments, “I’m really excited about being back in Dubai. It is an inspirational and awe-inspiring city and makes a perfect Bond location—especially for a novel that pushes our hero to new extremes.”
Regarding the book’s title, Deaver added, “In the world of espionage, giving an agent carte blanche on a mission comes with an |
