Quantum of Menace : The must-read new James Bond spin-off mystery series

Author: Khan, Vaseem

Classic crime

Published on 23 April 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Zaffre) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Q Mysteries' series.

Paperback | 384 pages
198 x 130 x 26 | 260g

Charming, drily humorous and intelligently crafted, Quantum of Menace, the first in a brand-new James Bond spin-off series, will appeal to Bond fans and readers of Murder Before Evensong, The Thursday Murder Club and Slow Horses.

'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT'Cosy crime goes high-tech ... Brilliant' REVEREND RICHARD COLESQ is out of MI6 . . .

. . . and in over his headAfter 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. 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?'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' THE GUARDIAN'A witty, clever addition to the Bond renaissance' HEAT MAGAZINE