{"product_id":"9781804188699","title":"The Man with the Golden Compass : The new mystery for James Bond favourite Q to solve","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Khan, Vaseem \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 October 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Zaffre) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Q Mysteries' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 161 x 30 | 508g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A FIVE-STAR BONDVERSE MYSTERY' JANICE HALLETT'COMPELLING, TIMELY AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY' CLARE MACKINTOSHDismissed from MI6's Q Branch, where he developed weapons and field technology, Major Boothroyd (aka 'Q') has found a new lease of life as an amateur detective in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved killing of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy was Noble tortured before his death? What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?As Q investigates, danger stalks those around him, and he soon finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'SMART AND STYLISH ... WILL DELIGHT BOND AND CHRISTIE FANS ALIKE' TOM HINDLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'PAY ATTENTION, THRILLER FANS ... HUGELY ENTERTAINING' SARAH HILARY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53866984472912,"sku":"9781804188699","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781804188699.jpg?v=1793018667","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781804188699","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}