THE NEXT YOUNG BOND IS 'STRIKE LIGHTNING'

Our friend Stephan Bäckman of the excellent blog James Bond The Secret Agent is at the Witlit Festival and has given us the scoop on the title of Steve Cole's next Young Bond novel. At the conclusion of Steve's talk, he flashed the following on screen:

Young Bond: Strike Lightning will be released in Fall. Steve's latest Young Bond novel, Heads You Die, out now in the UK in paperback and as a limited edition hardcover.

Thank you Stephan! Be sure and check out  James Bond The Secret Agent.

Next YOUNG BOND title revealed tomorrow

Young Bond author Steve Cole has posted the following to his twitter.

Tomorrow at my Heads You Die event at @whitstablelit I shall be revealing the title of my 3rd Young Bond novel... pic.twitter.com/mTkIyeDNcV

— Steve Cole (@SteveColeBooks) May 12, 2016

Steve's second Young Bond adventure, Heads You Die, is out now in the UK in paperback and as a limited edition hardcover.

Steve Cole confirms 3rd YOUNG BOND coming in Fall

Young Bond author Steven Cole has confirmed on his blog that his third Young Bond novel will be relased in Fall.

"I’ve also been wrapping up work on my 3rd Young Bond (out this autumn) while planning the story for my 4th. So my thoughts are very action-packed and James-flavoured at the moment."

When Steve was announced as the new Young Bond author in 2013, it was reported his contract was for four books total.

Steve's second Young Bond adventure, Heads You Die, is out now in the UK in paperback and as a limited edition hardcover.

STEVE COLE talks BOND

With the release today of Heads You Die, the official IFP website has posted a terrific interview with Young Bond author Steve Cole. Steve talks about his first encouner with 007 (The Man With The Golden Gun on TV), reveals the villian in Heads You Die, Scolopendra, and talks about the underwater action in the book.

Read: Agent in the Field: Steve Cole

Heads You Die is available in the UK in paperback and as a limited edition hardcover.

YOUNG BOND: HEADS YOU DIE released today in the UK

The 007th Young Bond novel, Heads You Die by Steve Cole, is released today in the UK. The book is being released simultaneously in paperback and as a limited edition hardcover, which is a first for a Bond novel.

James's Cuban holiday has become a nightmare mission to save one of the last remaining links to his past. If he is ever to see his friend again, he must steal the darkest secret of a man with 1,000 ways to kill.

Pursued by corrupt cops and hired assassins, James's quest takes him from the sun-drenched streets of Havana to a mystery wreck deep in Caribbean water – and beyond to a deadly showdown. As a countdown to mass murder begins and killers close in, fates will be decided with the flip of a coin.

Unfortunately, I did not receive an advance copy of this book, so I won't be posting my regular Book Bond review anytime soon. But the description sounds fun -- Cuba is a first for the literary James Bond -- so I'm excited to discover this one along with everyone else.

While it has yet to be officially confirmed, it appears Heads You Die will be the first of TWO Steve Cole Young Bond novels to be released this year.

Purchase Heads You Die at Amazon.co.uk. U.S. readers can find the paperback edition via third party sellers on Amazon.com.