Forever and a Death

A formerly rich businessman thrown out of Hong Kong when the Chinese took over from the British decides to fix his dire financial problems and take revenge on the Chinese.

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The Bond That Never Was

Two decades ago, the producers of the James Bond movies hired legendary crime novelist Donald E. Westlake to come up with a story for the next Bond film. The plot Westlake dreamed up - about a Western businessman seeking revenge after being kicked out of Hong Kong when the island was returned to Chinese rule - had all the elements of a classic Bond adventure, but political concerns kept it from being made. Never one to let a good story go to waste, Westlake wrote an original novel based on the premise instead - a novel he never published while he was alive.

Now, nearly a decade after Westlake's death, Hard Case Crime is proud to give that novel its first publication ever, together with a brand new afterword by one of the movie producers describing the project's genesis, and to give fans their first taste of the Westlake-scripted Bond that might have been.

Rezension:

"Shamelessly escapist fun" - Seattle Times

"The orange wetsuit, that gun pose, the comma of hair above the eye - stop twisting my arm, Hard Case!" - Birth. Movies. Death

"unexpected treat...a posthumous bonus fans will cherish" - Kirkus Reviews

"There are real Bond villains in this ever-changing world in which we live in. But there is no James Bond. It's up to us to stop them. Or join them. Or be destroyed and/or ruled by them. There are no other choices." -The Westlake Review

"great fun to read...and speculate on what a Westlake-written Bond movie might have been like. A newly discovered novel by one of the true grand masters of the genre is always a cause for celebration." - Booklist

"great stuff. Hugely recommended" Atomic Junk Shop

"This is not the first time Hard Case Crime has published a neglected or forgotten work by Westlake. So we are again in their debt for gracing us with another reason to both mourn the loss and celebrate this incredibly talented author - and spend another few hours in his creative company." - Bookgasm

"Hard Case Crime has another winner." Noir Journal

"my favorite posthumous Westlake so far and a fun read" Dangerous Dan's Book blog

"it's a bitch that we didn't get a Donald Westlake James Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan, but for me, we got something even better...a brand-new Westlake novel." Criminal Element

"An excellent thriller that, paired with the afterword, offers a revealing look at the inner workings of the Bond machine and there are certainly plenty of us who care about that. It's also a must-read for Westlake fans." - Military.com

"FOREVER AND A DEATH is worthy of an audience beyond Westlake completists. Even if Westlake is treading in somewhat unfamiliar waters here, his trademark setups are present, and frequently so." - BookReporter

"Highly recommended and one of the best reads of 2017" Borg.com

"a fantastic take on what a n action thriller that dares to think outside of the box can be" The Crime Review