Profiles

A young spy in the making. He’s a tough, danger-loving thirteen-year-old orphan with a streak of dry wit and a strong sense of right and wrong.

A fiercely independent and free-spirited Scottish girl. A skilled horse rider, Wilder is bold, brave and faces danger with a laugh.

Bond’s Classical Tutor at Eton. A teacher with a calculating mind, hidden secrets, and an enthusiasm for athletics.

Bond’s uncle. Once a soldier in the Great War, now retired to Scotland where he indulges his passion for fly-fishing.

Bond’s aunt. An anthropologist and superlative cook. James lives with her after the death of his parents.

Big, brash, American. A millionaire businessman and philanthropist. Has a son at Eton a few years above Bond.

A German scientist and expert on genetics. Left his last post under a cloud.

A Scottish gamekeeper. Nasty, brutish and short. Very keen on blood sports.