The Man with the Red Tattoo
(Hodder & Stoughton, Putnam; 2002)
"
* * * * * (5 stars)"
-- PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
"Benson,
who has written other Bond books, manages to capture
the essence of the suave spy. The Man With the Red
Tattoo has everything you would expect, such as
high-tech gadgets, beautiful women and gripping
action. Benson's writing style is clean and crisp,
and he manages to inject just enough detail and
context, while keeping the book to a manageable
292 pages. If you have seen all the Bond movies
several times and wish there were more of them about,
then this book is the next best thing."
--NEWBURY WEEKLY NEWS GROUP
"Red
Tattoo is Benson's best Bond tale for some time.
There is non-stop action from page one, a great
set of vollains and, surprisingly for a Bond novel,
a plausible plot."
--YORKSHIRE EVENING PRESS
"Benson's
seamless version of the veritable Bond races against
time to prevent the release of... the deadly virus...
Classic, fast-paced Bond."
--AMERICAN WAY MAGAZINE (AMERICAN AIRLINES)
"The
Man With the Red Tattoo is the best of the neo-Bond
light tales. Raymond Benson returns Bond to what
makes the character interesting to readers, yet
humanizes 007 with his bad memories of Japan. The
story line is quite exciting with global implications
yet simplistic. The support cast is fun especially
the return of Tiger and the villain who seems a
lot like Bin Laden, as he wants the American presence
off his beloved island nation. Mr. Benson makes
a case that he is the heir to Mr. Fleming."
--Harriet Klausner
"There
are all the usual thrills and spills you would expect
from a Bond adventure as our hero travels through
Japan's criminal
underworld with the help of a beautiful female spy.
Benson recreates the hustle and bustle of Tokyo
superbly with just as much
detail given to Japanese customs and traditions."
--DONCASTER FREE PRESS
"This
is James Bond as tough and sexy as in his younger
days, with Benson's stories reflecting the rejuvenated
007 of the Pierce
Brosnan era."
--PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
