For Special Services [Hardcover]

John Gardner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1982

In this second instalment of John Gardner's Bond series, Bond teams up with CIA agent Cedar Leiter, daughter of his old friend Felix Leiter, to investigate Markus Bismaquer, who is suspected of reviving the notorious criminal organisation SPECTRE.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: Coward Mc Cann; First Edition edition (1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 069811163X
• ISBN-13: 978-0698111639
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Special Services returns a well known villian, SPECTRE!, July 24, 2002

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Devin Zydel (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Special Services (Paperback)

This book is without a doubt Gardner's finest work. SPECTRE has returned under the leadership of Nena Blofeld. Markus Bismaquer is a formidable villian and Cedar Leiter shines as a bond girl. What can anyone find wrong with this book? It is a masterpiece!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Second Time Makes For Great Bond, November 26, 2001

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jeu8478 "jeu8478" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Special Services (Hardcover)

"For Special Services", John Gardner's second James Bond novel, improves on the first as he builds a tale of mystery and almost constant suspense. This time, Bond is teamed with Felix Leiter's daughter Cedar to find out more about the return of SPECTRE. More fleshed-out villains, a great Bond girl (who Bond can't go after due to her father), and exciting, suspenseful writing make one realize how underrated Gardner's books are. One of his best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT-One of the best Bond books ever!, June 23, 2002

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"silvershpam" (Milford, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Special Services (Paperback)

After reading Ian Fleming's Bond Books and Raymond Benson's novelizations of the movies, this almost top it all. SPECTRE is brought back into play after almost 30 years of absence. Gardner does an exquisite job of re-creating Ian Fleming's style. Plus a great twist at the ending. This should be a movie.
The only problem was the SAAB, who drives a Saab?