INTRODUCTION: In 2008 the James Bond novel Devil May Care written by Sebastian Faulks was released. I was surprised that a book about a character created by another author had been written. These days it happens alot. But at the time it inspired me to write this story:

The Ghost Writer

The day Sebastian Faulks was asked to write a new James Bond novel was an exciting day. It was an honour and a privilege to be considered worthy of continuing Ian Fleming's brilliant work.  Fleming had created one of the most famous and long lasting characters of all time and Sebastian now had the exhilarating and yet rather daunting opportunity to carry on in his stead. As he went to bed that night, sleep eluded him the more he thought about it. He wanted to be up early the next morning so he could start researching James Bond as a character. That very day he'd gone out and bought the James Bond books box set and the complete movie collection box set. Atleast his research would be fun. But an early start requires a good nights sleep. Sebastian began to clear his mind and relax his muscles. He was just beginning to drift off when he began to detect the acrid smell of cigarette smoke. He wrinkled his nose in disgust and coughed.

"The smoke bothering you is it?" A voice enquired out of nowhere. Sebastian sat bolt upright. There, sat on the end of his bed, legs crossed, back straight,...