{"product_id":"quantum-of-menace","title":"Quantum of Menace","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Charming, drily humorous and intelligently crafted, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Quantum of Menace, \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;the first in a brand-new James Bond spin-off series, will appeal to Bond fans and readers of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Murder Before Evensong,\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Thursday Murder Club \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Slow Horses.\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Cosy crime goes high-tech ... Brilliant' REVEREND RICHARD COLES\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Q is out of MI6 . . .\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;. . . and in over his head\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's Double O agents, he is adrift, unsure of his place in a world where the stakes aren't always life or death. But when he learns that his childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has died in mysterious circumstances, Q is drawn back to his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Frustrated by the police, who consider the case closed, Q is compelled to investigate, starting with a cryptic note Napier sent him on the day of his death. Q soon discovers that Napier's ground-breaking work may have attracted sinister forces . . . but can he decode the truth before danger closes in?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Even if you're not a Bond fan, you can't fail to enjoy this solidly plotted and unexpectedly funny blend of nostalgia and new technology' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;THE GUARDIAN\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A witty, clever addition to the Bond renaissance' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;HEAT \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;MAGAZINE\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487797846389,"sku":"9781804188682","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804188682.jpg?v=1786355023","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/quantum-of-menace","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}