The Man with the Golden Compass - Signed First Edition with Sprayed Edge

by Khan, Vaseem | Classic crime
Published 22/10/2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Zaffre) in the United Kingdom as part of the Q Mysteries series
Hardback | 352 pages
234 x 153mm | 0g

Signed First Edition with Sprayed Edge - Hardback - Publishes October 22nd

The exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.

'A FIVE-STAR BONDVERSE MYSTERY' JANICE HALLETT

'COMPELLING, TIMELY AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY' CLARE MACKINTOSH

Dismissed from MI6's Q Branch where he developed weapons and field technology, Major Boothroyd (aka 'Q') has found a new lease of life as an amateur detective in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water.

Fresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved murder of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.

Why was Noble tortured before his death? What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?As Q investigates, danger stalks those around him, and he soon finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined . . .

'SMART AND STYLISH ... WILL DELIGHT BOND AND CHRISTIE FANS ALIKE' TOM HINDLE

'PAY ATTENTION, THRILLER FANS ... HUGELY ENTERTAINING' SARAH HILARY