King Zero

Author: Charlie Higson

Crime & mystery

Published on 24 September 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Michael Joseph Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 416 pages
242 x 166 x 37mm | 634g

BOND IS BACK, in the instant Sunday Times bestseller, KING ZERODiscover the explosive new James Bond novel from the multi-million copy bestselling author, Charlie Higson'A brilliant addition to the James Bond canon... Wholly compelling' WILLIAM BOYD'A terrific read' THE TIMES'A Bond fit for the 2020s' TELEGRAPH'As good as Ian Fleming and then some' EXPRESSA superb book and highly recommended' M.W. CRAVEN

THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2026*****Le Chiffre. Dr No. Goldfinger. James Bond has faced them all. But now the world is changing, and even 007 has no idea what’s coming for him…It starts with a murdered agent in the Saudi desert.

Only a traitor could have known enough to bring him down.

But even James Bond can’t guess at the secret that was worth killing him to keep.

As Bond follows the trail across the globe, he doesn’t realise the countdown has already begun.

And hiding in the shadows is a man with more power than he could ever have imagined.

Prepare for a villain unlike any before.

Prepare for KING ZERO.

******‘Sharks, Eton, a magnificently monikered femme fatale – King Zero is a surefooted homage to Bond’s heritage. Gives 007 the shake it needs’ The Times Thriller of the Month (September 2026)'A Bond fit for the 2020s… [Higson] has made a very good job of it… a series of gloriously hair-raising action set-pieces, all of which culminate in an apocalyptic finale' Jake Kerridge, Telegraph‘Proper old-school Bond but with a modern edge, and the most memorable Bond villain for a long time... A superb book and highly recommended’ M.W. Craven‘Delivers the authentic Bond experience, whilst adding a sense of up-to-the-minute flair. A must for Bond and thriller fans alike’ Vaseem Khan‘Charlie Higson's 007 is back on His Majesty's Secret Service in King Zero. As a guy who knows a bit about that, it's a cracking read’ George Lazenby