Sublime

Unlike the New York Fillet of Soul restaurant, this one has a band and a singer, Sister Love, played by Brenda Arnau, who was such a success on the London stage in Oh! Calcutta! She sings the theme song Live and Let Die as Bond’s table disappears and Felix Leiter returns from a decoy telephone call to find two mint juleps and an empty chair at a su

If you met Lewis in the street, you might guess that he was a lawyer or a kindly geography teacher. In fact, he was one of the most efficiently deadly men in the British services.

‘Check the statute book, Professor. The Coroners and Justice Act 2009.’ ‘Refresh my memory.’ ‘Clearly prohibits any monetary gain by the description of a crime. Little thing called an “exploitative proceeds order”. Mainly ex-cons looking to cash in. But it comes in handy for us spooks now and then.’

It might make things easier if he went down to London again and found Marlowe. Report in, like a good soldier. But he swore he wouldn’t work for Marlowe again. Not after Malaya.