James Bond has discovered danger. Now it's come looking for him.

An Eton boy's family disappears at sea.

James uncovers a shadowy society operating in a hidden corner of the school.

And far from England, in the bandit-infested interior of Sardinia, a sinister Italian count has built himself a mountain fortress.

Is there a connection?

Young Bond is about to find out - and face a lethal group of villains beneath the burning Mediterranean sun.

This is volume 2 in Young Bond .

There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Charlie Higson is the author of the bestselling Young Bond series, as well as a well-known writer of screenplays and adult thriller novels. He's also a performer and co-creator of The Fast Show.