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CAPTAIN TIGHTPANTS presents DANIEL CRAIG
as IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND 007
in
A KIND WORD ALONE
"You can get much further with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone"
~ Quote attributed to Al Capone
Italy's fastest-growing and most violent crime family, the 'Ndrangheta, are looking to expand their empire, and have settled on England. But when he intercepts a consigment of recreational drugs in the English Channel, James Bond discovers something much greater is at stake. Europe is about to become a battleground, and the only way to stop it is to venture deep into the heart of mob-controlled Italy. With the Russians on one side and the Italians on the other, James Bond is in a race against time to stop Europe from becoming engulfed in bloodshed. From a reckless assault on a container ship to the streets of Naples and southern Italy, from an illegal border crossing in Eastern Europe to tempting fate with Russia's most dangerous criminal organisation, James Bond is running out of time, out of options and is already out of bullets ...
And here's an extract just to pique your interest a litte ...
"Have you ever read Dante's The Divine Comedy?" the 'Ndrangheta asked mildly. "You should; it truly is an ... englightening read. Dante and his guide Virgil descend through the layers of Hell until they get to Judecca, the very bottom level. And in this deepest, darkest circle of Hell, they find a frozen lake. Can you imagine what they might have found there?"
"No," the man sitting across from him said, the only indication that he was uncomfortable being the way he tightened his grip on the arm-rests of his chair. He was otherwise a picture of solidarity; there was no quaver of fear is voice, no sign of sweat on his brow, and he met the gaze of his paymaster evenly.
"They find Satan himself, a three-headed monster frozen to the waist in the centre of the lake," the mobster continued, "And with him are the three greatest traitors in the history of mankind: Cassius and Brutus being devoured by the left and right heads of the Devil, and in the centre is the eternal soul of Judas Iscariot being eaten by Satan at te same time as the Devil's claws skin his back. The greatest punishment for the greatest traitor known to man; even the name Judecca is named for him. Fitting, isn't it? Now, I don't mean to be glib, but I imagine real estate prices in Judecca are really quite inexpensive; after all, Judas betrayed Jesus Christ for just thirty pieces of silver. I'd say that's about ten thousand dollars in today's terms, though I do confess that I'm only guessing. Conventient that it's the same amount you accepted from the DIA in exchange for information. You were cheated, really: ten thousand dollars isn't even enough to buy you a few final words." With that he rose from his seat and kicked the desk that separated them away, knocking the informant over. Without hesitation, the 'Ndrangheta delved into his coat and returned with a gun in hand. Standing over the stunned form of he informant, he coolly took aim and emptied the magazine into the man's body. He was dead before the second shot tore into his chest. The sheer violence of the act did not faze the 'Ndrangeta in th slightest; he barely blinked as he shot the man and ignored the body once he was finished.
"Call the governor," he announced. "Tell im that if he doesn't do something to stop the DIA, being re-elected will be the least of his worries."
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