Right on Q

If Miss Moneypenny can have her own James Bond spin-off series, then why not Q, head of the British Secret Service’s research and development division? The Book Bond highlights plans to introduce Q as the main protagonist in Quantum of Menace, which is being written by Vaseem Khan, an acclaimed crime fictionist and chair of the British Crime Writers’ Association. Here’s a plot synopsis:

After Q (aka Major Boothroyd) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6’s OO agents, he finds himself back in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. His childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has died in mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a cryptic note. The police seem disinterested, but Q feels compelled to investigate and soon discovers that Napier’s ground-breaking work may have attracted sinister forces … Can Q decode the truth behind Napier's death, even as danger closes in?

A joint venture between Ian Fleming Publications and the UK imprint Zaffre will introduce this first Q Mysteries entry in October 2025.

READ MORE: “Now It’s Q’s Turn for a Spin-off Book Series,” by Bill Koenig (The Spy Command).