{"product_id":"the-man-with-the-golden-compass-vaseem-khan","title":"The Man with the Golden Compass (Vaseem Khan)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A FIVE-STAR BONDVERSE MYSTERY' JANICE HALLETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'COMPELLING, TIMELY AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY' CLARE MACKINTOSH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDismissed 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved killing of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy was Noble tortured before his death? What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'SMART AND STYLISH ... WILL DELIGHT BOND AND CHRISTIE FANS ALIKE' TOM HINDLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'PAY ATTENTION, THRILLER FANS ... HUGELY ENTERTAINING' SARAH HILARY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVaseem Khan is the author of two award-winning crime series set in India, and the Q Mysteries, beginning with \u003ci\u003eQuantum of Menace\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in a murder mystery series featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. His debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, \u003c\/i\u003ewas selected by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020 and is translated into 17 languages. In 2021, \u003ci\u003eMidnight at Malabar House,\u003c\/i\u003e the first in the \u003ci\u003eMalabar House\u003c\/i\u003e novels set in 1950s Bombay, won the CWA Historical Dagger. Vaseem was born in England, but spent a decade working in India. In 2025, his first psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in Cell A\u003c\/i\u003e, was published, set in small town America.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66309063541085,"sku":"K010797979","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1079797900001A.jpg?v=1792787368","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-man-with-the-golden-compass-vaseem-khan","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}