Faulks stated that "Devil May Care" would be his only Bond book, saying: "One tribute, one centenary, one book", adding "My contract did offer me a second go, but definitely not ... 'Once funny, twice silly, three times a slap', as the nanny saying goes. But I think it would be a good gig for someone to do." He saw his novel as a continuation of the Fleming books, saying "I tried to put the films out of mind", adding that "I prepared in a rather pedantic way by reading all of the books in chronological order and when I got to the end I wrote mine."