Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy: An Original Jane Bond Parody

by Mabel Maney

Book Overview

Sometimes the Best Bond for a Job is a Jane ... Jane Bond.
What's the story on Bond?
Your man is a homicidal depressive paranoiac, the doctor reported.
I know that. I want to know what's wrong with him!
And be straight with me, man. No medical mumbo jumbo.
He's lost his nerve.

N. had suspected as much. After a long while spent staring at the jagged skyline of London, N. came to a decision. He had no other choice but to go through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380803100
• ISBN13: 9780380803101
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great fun!

This book was highly entertaining. I have gone on to read all of Mable Maney's books. They are all great fun.

A definate "Must Read"

This was the first of Mabel Maneys books I read, and I have to say that I fell in love with it right from the start. It is unlike any other book I have read. It is extremely witty and I couln't stop reading it! I felt like I was riding the story with Jane and when it ended, I sat for a moment expecting another page or two to turn up out of nowhere. Bring on a sequel!Just remember, this is a spoof. It's a parody of James Bond. In fact, Jane Bond is James Bonds twin and she has to step in for him on "awfully important" official business for the queen whilst her brother is indisposed...This book has everything we love about James Bond movies; girls, unbelievable inventions, girls, twists and turns, girls, disguises, girls, intrigue, girls, sex and have I mentioned girls? BUT in this James/Jane Bond story, instead of Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery or Roger Moore, the hero is in fact a herione who does not dissapoint.I read this book again and again and each time I found some clue that I missed in the previous readings. It is pure genius the way she sets this out. WELL DONE!!!Read it before you read any other Mabel Maney books (The Case of the Good for Nothing Girlfriend, Hardly Boys, etc).

A Literary Parody

Here's the key thing anyone who wants to really enjoy and appreciate this book should know: it parodies the Ian Fleming books about James Bond, not the movies. And it does an excellent job of it, too!Jane Bond has hit rock bottom. She's drunk, she's unemployed and she can't remember the names of the women she wakes with in the morning. Sometimes she can't remember how they got there. Enter her chance to be a spy for England, for God and Country.Maney is simply topnotch at parodying the times and the language of the Bond books. The hilarity is slower to build than in the Nancy Clue books, and in many ways, by the end of the book, more satisfying for being more witty and just plain grownup. More, more, more, Ms. Maney! More, for God and Country!

The Perfect Parody

I purchased this book in Provincetown because it looked funny. It was hilarious! Kiss the Girls and make Them Spy is an extremely clever parody of James Bond - filled with witty references and fun dialogue. Give yourself a nostalgic trip back to the 1960's - with a great twist.

If you liked "Nancy Clue" and "Cherry Aimless" ...

This book is completely addictive. I couldn't put it down. I thought Maney was pretty out-to-lunch with her Nancy Drew parodies, but she has now apparently lost all touch with reality, and the results are hilarious. I never really liked Jame Bond, but I feel for his poor creator, Ian Fleming. He must be calling for his bromo right about now. Was Mabel Maney put out by the 100th James Bond poster she saw featuring a barely dressed babe with big boobs? Maybe she just saw a big fat target for outrageous, affectionate, but gimlet-eyed parody. Whatever the motivation, she is out for blood with this one, and you will never look at James Bond the same way again.The funny thing about Mabel Maney's Nancy Drew parodies, and this one, too, is that Maney seems to have genuine affection for the literary genres she rakes over the coals. Perhaps this is the key to her success. You actually care about these kooks and vagabonds as she spoofs the living daylights out of them.