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Description edit
Ace undercover agent James Bond travels to the Caribbean to investigate why a secret service team has mysteriously disappeared.
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Characters/People edit
- James Bond: Also 007. A secret agent of England.
- John Strangways: A member of the British Secret Service, whose death prompts an investigation led by James Bond.
- Mary Trueblood: Add a description of this character.
- Major Boothroyd
- Honeychile Rider: Commonly called as Honey
- M.: A British Secret Service Agent
- Miss Taro
- Annabel Chung
- James Molony
- Pleydell-Smith
- Lily
- John Bryce
Quotes edit
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“"Bond......James Bond"”
James Bond
Setting & Locations edit
- Jamaica
- London
- New York
- America
- Cuba
- Beau Desert
- Kingston
- Miami
- Richmond Road
- Antwerp
- England
- Caribbean
- Peru
- Beretta
- Washington
First Sentence edit
Punctually at six o'clock the sun set with a last yellow flash behind the Blue Mountains, a wave of violet shadow poured down Richmond Road, and the crickets and tree frogs in the fine gardens began to zing and tinkle.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 67 in James Bond. (standard series)
Preceded by From Russia, with Love, and followed by Goldfinger.
This book is in Penguin Modern Classics. (publisher edition list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: UK
Publication Date: March 31, 1958
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: UK
Publication Date: March 31, 1958
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Action & Adventure
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Men's Adventure
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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