Mollarom reviewed Trigger mortis by Anthony Horowitz
Review of 'Trigger mortis' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This is the first Bond novel I've read. I was inspired to pick it up after hearing Mr. Horowitz on NPR's Book of the Day podcast. I was intrigued by the notion that it picks up immediately after Goldfinger, one of my favorite movies, and included his relationship with Pussy Galore.
James Bond, warts and all, is infused in every paragraph of this novel. I say warts and all because, let's face it, there are certainly aspects of a Bond movie that make you shake your head. The unfortunately named female characters. The bizarre death rituals of the bad guy. The quips. The "let me tell you every aspect of my evil plot because there's no way you could possibly escape this deadly situation that I'm not going to bother to ensure actually gets the job done" scenario. They're all here in Trigger Mortis, and I'd have to say it …
This is the first Bond novel I've read. I was inspired to pick it up after hearing Mr. Horowitz on NPR's Book of the Day podcast. I was intrigued by the notion that it picks up immediately after Goldfinger, one of my favorite movies, and included his relationship with Pussy Galore.
James Bond, warts and all, is infused in every paragraph of this novel. I say warts and all because, let's face it, there are certainly aspects of a Bond movie that make you shake your head. The unfortunately named female characters. The bizarre death rituals of the bad guy. The quips. The "let me tell you every aspect of my evil plot because there's no way you could possibly escape this deadly situation that I'm not going to bother to ensure actually gets the job done" scenario. They're all here in Trigger Mortis, and I'd have to say it jolted me to actually READ this instead of just watching it all happen.
However, there was a lot to like here. It's a fast, fun read. Now I have to read more Bond novels to see how they compare.
