OK. The news is finally out. I am writing a series of mystery novels featuring my reimagining of Q from the James Bond franchise. Exciting and terrifying, in equal measure. First book: QUANTUM OF MENACE, out Oct 2025. You can pre-order the book here.

It’s been a year-long journey to this point, fittingly, in almost complete secrecy. Thank you to Ian Fleming Publications Limited and publisher Kelly Rose Smith at Zaffre Books (an imprint of Bonnier Books) for trusting me with this mission. I’m having a riot writing the first book. This is a Q that will be both familiar and new, a Q that will appeal to fans of the Bond franchise and to wider readers who enjoy crime fiction that challenges the intellect, served up with a dose of dry humour. As a lifelong Bond and Q fan, this is a dream gig. The Ian Fleming estate were very open to me creating the Q that I wished to, a Q that made sense for the series, a fully rounded character with a backstory. And, yes, Bond will be making guest appearances… I confess, it felt surreal writing a scene with James Bond. Could I have imagined that, all those years ago when I wrote my first (unpublished) book aged seventeen? Not in a million years!

The first book is about the death of a quantum computing scientist. If you don’t know what a quantum computer is, you soon will…And you thought AI was terrifying? Q has been forced out of MI6 and returns to his hometown of Wickstone-on-Water where his childhood friend, Pete Napier, is dead. The police think Napier killed himself, but Q isn’t so sure… I would be extremely grateful if you could pre-order a copy. Pre-orders really help to get a new series off the ground by signalling to booksellers that readers are interested. Thank you!