TWO WEEKS UNTIL NEW JAMES BOND BOOK PUBLISHED

Today marks TWO WEEKS until the launch of Carte Blanche, the new James Bond book by American thriller writer Jeffery Deaver, on Thursday 26 May 2011.

To celebrate the count down, a cryptic mission has been launched online giving one lucky Bond fan the chance to read Carte Blanche a day before the rest of the world. See below press release.

In addtion, the following events have been confirmed for publication week:

      Wednesday 25 May: a fabulous top secret event to launch the book in London

• Thursday 26 May: the first public talk with The Times at Congress Centre, central London
• Friday 27 May: a signing with the author at Waterstone’s Leadenhall Market AND an event with independent bookshop Mostly Books at the futuristic Diamond Light Source centre in Oxfordshire
• Saturday 28 May: an event at the Hay Festival

For more information on these events visit: www.007carteblanche.co.uk