Sherwood describes her new 00-book

U.K. cover for A Spy Like Me

Ian Fleming Publications, in an email, published a statement from author Kim Sherwood about her new 00-agent book, A Spy Like Me.

A few highlights:

–Plot synopsis: The book concerns “a Breguet montre à tract, otherwise known as a ‘blind man’s watch’ and the agents in my story follow it into the heart of a terrorist plot that could not only cripple the Western world but potentially spell the ruin of the Double O section.”

–Agent lineup:

Joseph Dryden, 004, is following the money, tracking the sale of rare artifacts that funnels money to the terrorist organization. (snip)

Johanna Harwood, 003, has been sidelined following the events of her last mission. But now she has a new mission of her own: find James Bond. (snip)

Conrad Harthrop-Vane, 000, the blue-eyed boy, is dispatched to Oman to track the blind man’s watch and navigate a world of luxury and deception.

–Difference compared with Sherwood’s first 00-agent book: “Unlike the first part of the trilogy, Double or Nothing, this book is written in present tense. I wanted to communicate a feeling that everything is constantly in motion.”

A Spy Like Me went on sale in the U.K. today, April 25. It went on sale in the U.S. on April 23.

Sherwood’s second Bond universe book debuts

Cover to A Spy Like Me

Kim Sherwood’s second Double O universe novel, A Spy Like Me, officially went on sale in the U.S. today. It’s scheduled to go on sale in the U.K. on April 25.

“Johanna Harwood, Agent 003, is on the hunt – for revenge and for James Bond…,” Ian Fleming Publications said in a Jan. 29 list of its publication plans for this year.

The author has been promoting the new book on social media. Here is an example:

Jumping for joy! #aspylikeme is out in America today. Only in my wildest dreams could I have imagined writing #jamesbond & publishing in 🇺🇸 – that today brings both those things is absolutely amazing 🤩 Thank you @WmMorrowBooks & @TheIanFleming If you see it in stores take a pic! pic.twitter.com/52hli9qS4d

— Kim Sherwood (@kimtsherwood) April 23, 2024

Cover for Sherwood’s second 00-novel unveiled

Ian Fleming Publications unveiled the second U.S. cover for author Kim Sherwood’s “James Bond novels without James Bond” series, A Spy Like Me.

Here’s part of the promotional copy:

In April 2024 the next book in Kim Sherwood’s Double O series will be released in the US and UK. It is a stunning, globe-spanning adventure filled with deception, diamonds and deadly consequences. Agent Sherwood masterfully examines what it takes to be a spy and what it means to have your finger on the trigger when time is running out. Being a spy isn’t a job, it is a way of life.

The first in the Sherwood series, Double Or Nothing, was published in 2022. Bond is missing and other 00-agents are featured. One was named after Johanna Harwood, a screenwriter on Dr. No and From Russia With Love, the first two 007 films made by Eon Productions. Another character was named after Bob Simmons, stunt arranger on various Eon Bond movies.

Title of Sherwood’s 2nd 00-novel announced

A Spy Like Me is the title of Kim Sherwood’s second 00-novel, the author announced today in a post on Twitter.

The book will be released on April 25, 2024, according to a listing on Amazon UK.

“An elite team of MI6 agents go undercover to unravel a smuggling network funding violent terror,” according to the Twitter post. “Six days. Three agents. One chance to find James Bond.”

In Sherwood’s first novel, Double or Nothing, Bond is missing and other 00 agents were featured. A cover for A Spy Like Me is to be revealed later.

Here is Sherwood’s post:

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 👀

I’m thrilled to lift the curtain on the next Double O novel…

A SPY LIKE ME

An elite team of MI6 agents go undercover to unravel a smuggling network funding violent terror.

Six days. Three agents. One chance to find James Bond.https://t.co/XOAzbW4xdk pic.twitter.com/z6fAPex4Dz

— Kim Sherwood (@kimtsherwood) July 25, 2023