Anthony Horowitz, author of the teen spy series Alex Rider, is set to write the next James Bond adventure.
Mr Horowitz told the BBC that Ian Fleming’s hero had a profound influence on his life, adding: “This is a book I had to write.”
The author was given permission to write the novel by the Fleming estate.
Under the working title Project One, the novel will be set in the world of 1950s motor racing. Inspiration for the book came from treatment material for an unmade James Bond TV show called Murder on Wheels.
