Berkley Books American paperback edition.
Author:	John Gardner
Publisher:	Glidrose Publications
Hardback:	(UK) 1996 (U.S.) 1996
Paperback:	(UK) 1997 (U.S.) 1997
Alternate title:	Cold Fall
Preceded by:	SeaFire
Followed by:	Zero Minus Ten

COLD, first published in 1996, was the sixteenth and final novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including Gardner's novelizations of Licence to Kill and GoldenEye). Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.

In the United States, the book was retitled Cold Fall. The British title is properly spelled as an acronym (with no periods), but it is also common to find it spelled Cold.

Plot summary

The novel is split into 2 books, one called Cold Front and two called Cold Conspiracy. The time between each books appears to be Gardner's previous Bond outing Sea Fire. The story opens with the crash of a Boeing 747-400 at Washington's Dulles Airport and the apparent death of Bond's friend & lover, the Principessa Sukie Tempesta. He is sent by M to the airport with an investigation team which leads to meetings with FBI agent, Eddie Rhabb. The main action takes place in Italy at the home of the Tempesta brothers, Luigi & Angelo where Bond gets caught in the act with one of the brother's wives. As James later explains to M, the lady made the advances. The enemy of the story is provided by a terrorist army called COLD which stands for Children Of the Last Days. During the narrative, M is kidnapped and that is where the helicopters on the cover appear during a chase over the mountains.

The James Bond novels

Ian Fleming (1953-1966) Casino Royale -- Live and Let Die -- Moonraker -- Diamonds Are Forever -- From Russia with Love -- Dr. No -- Goldfinger -- For Your Eyes Only -- Thunderball -- The Spy Who Loved Me -- On Her Majesty's Secret Service -- You Only Live Twice -- The Man with the Golden Gun -- Octopussy and The Living Daylights Kingsley Amis (1968) Colonel Sun John Gardner (1981-1996) Licence Renewed -- For Special Services -- Icebreaker -- Role of Honour -- Nobody Lives For Ever -- No Deals, Mr. Bond -- Scorpius -- Win, Lose or Die -- Brokenclaw -- The Man from Barbarossa -- Death is Forever -- Never Send Flowers -- SeaFire -- COLD Raymond Benson (1997-2002) Zero Minus Ten -- The Facts of Death -- High Time to Kill -- Doubleshot -- Never Dream of Dying -- The Man with the Red Tattoo Sebastian Faulks (2008) Devil May Care Jeffery Deaver (2011) Carte Blanche