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___MASK72___ ___MASK51___ ( born September 6 , ___MASK42___ ) is an American author best known for being the official author ___MASK29___ the James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003 . ___MASK51___ was born in Midland , Texas and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1973 . In primary school ___MASK51___ took an interest in the piano which would later in his life develop into an interest in composing music ( mostly for theatrical productions ). ___MASK51___ also took part in drama at school and became the vice president ___MASK29___ his high school ' s drama department , an interest that he would later pursue by directing stage productions in New York City after attending and receiving a degree in Drama Production  Directing from the University ___MASK29___ Texas at ___MASK64___ . Other hobbies include film history and criticism , writing , and designing computer games . Jeffery Deaver ( born May 6 , 1950 ) is an American mystery / crime writer . He has a bachelor ___MASK29___ journalism degree from the University ___MASK29___ Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist . He later practiced law before embarking on a successful career as a best - selling novelist . He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers ' Association and the Nero Wolfe Award , and he is a three - time recipient ___MASK29___ the Ellery Queen Reader ' s Award for Best Short Story ___MASK29___ the Year and a winner ___MASK29___ the British Thumping Good Read Award . His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world , including " The New York Times ", " The Times ", Italy ' s " Corriere della Sera ", " The Sydney Morning Herald ", and " The ___MASK52___ Times ". Sir ___MASK80___ William Amis , CBE ( 16 April 1922  22 October 1995 ) was an English novelist , poet , critic , and teacher . He wrote more than 20 novels , six volumes ___MASK29___ poetry , a memoir , various short stories , radio and television scripts , along with works ___MASK29___ social and literary criticism . According to his biographer , Zachary Leader , Amis was " the finest English comic novelist ___MASK29___ the second half ___MASK29___ the twentieth century ." He is the father ___MASK29___ British novelist Martin Amis . Anthony Horowitz , OBE ( born 5 April ___MASK42___ ) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense . His work for young adult readers includes " The Diamond Brothers " series , the " Alex Rider " series , and " The Power ___MASK29___ Five " series ( a . k . a . " The Gatekeepers "). His work for adults includes the novel and play " Mindgame " ( 2001 ), and two Sherlock Holmes novels " The House ___MASK29___ Silk " ( 2011 ) and " Moriarty " ( 2014 ). He is the most recent author chosen to write a James Bond novel by the Ian Fleming estate , titled " Trigger Mortis " ( 2015 ). ___MASK58___ Charles Faulks CBE ( born 20 April 1953 ) is a British novelist , journalist and broadcaster . He is best known for his historical novels set in ___MASK21___  " The Girl at the Lion d ' Or ", " Birdsong " and " Charlotte Gray ". He has also published novels with a contemporary setting , ___MASK49___ recently " A Week in December " ( 2009 ), and a James Bond continuation novel , " Devil May Care " ( 2008 ), as well as a continuation ___MASK29___ P . G . Wodehouse ' s Jeeves series , " Jeeves and the Wedding Bells " ( 2013 ). He is a team captain on BBC Radio 4 literary quiz " The Write Stuff ". The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short - story collections . Since Fleming ' s death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : ___MASK80___ Amis , ___MASK20___ Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is " Trigger Mortis " by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . Charles ___MASK56___ " Charlie " Higson ( born 3 July 1958 ) is an English actor , comedian , author , and former singer . He has also written and produced for television . Ian ___MASK47___ Fleming ( 28 May 1908  12 August 1964 ) was an English author , journalist and ___MASK18___ intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series ___MASK29___ spy novels . Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co ., and his father was the Member ___MASK29___ Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917 . Educated at Eton , Sandhurst and , briefly , the universities ___MASK29___ Munich and Geneva , Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing . A novelization ( or novelisation ) is a derivative novel that adapts the story ___MASK29___ a work created for another medium , such as a film , TV series , comic strip or video game . Film novelizations were particularly popular before the advent ___MASK29___ home video , but continue to find commercial success as part ___MASK29___ marketing campaigns for major films . They are often written by accomplished writers based on an early draft ___MASK29___ the film ' s script and on a tight deadline . Barbara D . Broccoli , OBE ( born June 18 , 1960 ) is an American film producer known for her work on the James Bond film series .