The author says he was "shaken by the like individual costs of this type of stuff" The book is based on an interview with James Bond's former agent Terry Gross. He also has two other pieces of media to talk about, including CNN and ABC News.
The "cold" in this classic spy novel is a metaphor, but it's still a chilling book for a chilly season! If you like double-, triple-, and possible quadruple-crossings and hate happy endings, this is a book that you'll want to bring in from the cold.