Win a copy of the third and final Moneypenny Diaries novel "Final Fling" signed by author Samantha Weinberg, plus runners-up prizes...

Win "Final Fling" Books
11th May 2008

The third and final novel in The Moneypenny Diaries trilogy, "Final Fling", is out now in hardback in the UK. Author Samantha Weinberg (writing under the pen name of Kate Westbrook), kindly signed a copy at the launch party in London earlier this month for a lucky MI6 reader to win. There are also runners-up prizes or hardback copies.

Official Blurb
Miss Moneypenny projects a cool, calm and collected image, the personification of chic sophistication and unflappable poise. She handles her cohort of 00 agents with good-humoured grace. She is professional and precise yet there is always the feeling that there is more to Jane than meets the eye. Indeed, it is time to move over James Bond! For now one of our sassiest and sexiest female icons, has been given a far larger role of her own. Jane is equally daring and dastardly, as this third and final book in The Moneypenny Diaries series reveals.

"Final Fling" combines the excitement of a cold war spy thriller with the mystery of a contemporary detective story. In the 1964/65 volume of her private diaries, Jane Moneypenny reports her demotion from the position of M’s secretary as the British Secret Intelligence Service is hit by a series of defection scandals. Facing considerable personal danger, she combines forces with 007 in a resolve to smoke out the mole she is convinced is buried deep in the heart of the Office. But, when Bond is sacked and M is forced into retirement, Moneypenny finds herself on her own…

Forty-two years later, Miss Moneypenny’s niece and heir, Kate Westbrook, starts to suspect that her aunt’s death was no accident. She is sure the clues to what happened lie in the search for the mole. As she pieces them together, however, she realizes that there are significant forces who are determined to prevent her finding the truth. From the glamour of 1960s Jamaica to the treacherous beaches of the Outer Hebrides, "Final Fling" reveals just how far people are prepared to go to defend - or betray - their beliefs, and relates the life and death, and surprising final love, of the world’s most famous fictional secretary.

 


Above: First edition cover artwork of John Murray hardback (UK)
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Coverage
The Moneypenny Diaries

Interviews
Samantha Weinberg Interview - Book One
Samantha Weinberg Interview - Book Two (1)
Samantha Weinberg Interview - Book Two (2)

"Final Fling" Books To Be Won!
MI6 has a signed copy of "Final Fling", plus runners-up prizes of hardback copies to give away to lucky readers. To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the question below along with you name, city and country in an email to

What is Moneypenny's first name (as given by this series)?

Terms & Conditions
The competition closes at midnight GMT on 11th June 2008. MI6 will choose the winners at random from the correct answers received. The winners will be contacted via the email address supplied and their postal address will be requested. If a winner fails to respond within 7 days of prize notification, another winner will be chosen until all prizes are allotted. Competition is open to international MI6 readers.