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Pussy Galore returns in new 007 novel

LONDON — She captivated a generation swapping quips with James Bond in one of film’s most memorable roles. Now, Bond girl Pussy Galore is back. The bestselling author Anthony Horowitz has revealed the title and first details of his new James Bond continuation novel. The book, titled Trigger Mortis, is set just two weeks after the events in Goldfinger, and Bond will reunite with Galore (played in the film version by actress Honor Blackman). The British agent will find himself in the midst of the Soviet-American space race, in a plot centred around a “critical rocket launch”.

LONDON — She captivated a generation swapping quips with James Bond in one of film’s most memorable roles. Now, Bond girl Pussy Galore is back. The bestselling author Anthony Horowitz has revealed the title and first details of his new James Bond continuation novel. The book, titled Trigger Mortis, is set just two weeks after the events in Goldfinger, and Bond will reunite with Galore (played in the film version by actress Honor Blackman). The British agent will find himself in the midst of the Soviet-American space race, in a plot centred around a “critical rocket launch”.

The book will see the introduction of new characters including brand new Bond Girl Jeopardy Lane and Jai Seung Sin, described as “a sadistic, scheming Korean adversary hell-bent on vengeance”. The Fleming family have already called the novel “nail-biting”, saying it could have “come from Ian’s own typewriter”.

Horowitz is the latest novelist to be officially commissioned by the Fleming estate to write a continuation novel. He said he was given access to original material from Ian Fleming’s own notepad.

He said: “It was always my intention to go back to ... the Bond that Fleming created and it was a fantastic bonus having some original, unseen material from the master to launch my story.

“It was great fun revisiting the most famous Bond Girl of all — although she is by no means the only dangerous lady in Trigger Mortis. I hope fans enjoy it.”

The book will be published on Sept 8. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

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