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by Ian Fleming (Author) "There are moments of great luxury in the life of a secret agent ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (3 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141187573
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141187570
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,014 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Beautiful, fortune-telling Solitaire is the prisoner and tool of Mr Big: master of fear, artist in crime and Voodoo Baron of Death. But James Bond has no time for hocus pocus. He knows that this criminal heavy hitter is also a top SMERSH operative and a real threat. More than that, after tracking him through the jazz joints of Harlem, to the everglades and on to the Caribbean, 007 has realized that Big is one of the most dangerous men he has ever faced...


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Born in London in 1908, Ian Fleming worked variously as a banker and journalist before serving in the British Naval Intelligence during World War II. He published his first novel CASINO ROYALE in 1953 and thus started the astoundingly successful James Bond novels and films. Fleming died in 1964.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The name's Bond, Jessie Bond..., 4 Sep 2007
By Dr. S. T. Walker (Northern UK) - See all my reviews
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So much better than the film in every respect (as just about always), although politically correct readers may be offended by Fleming's overt racism; for those not offended it's just toe-curlingly cringeworthy.

As a scuba diver and shark afficionado, I found Bond's character in this novel to be a bit of 'a big jessie', the part which deals with Bond's overwhelming apprehension before his scuba dive to Mr Big's hideout was highly amusing. And I love how he forces himself to cut down on smoking prior to this part of the mission.

That aside, it's a fine and enjoyable read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable Carribean adventure, 18 Jul 2006
By M. Stevens "markstevens30" (Bath) - See all my reviews
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As with all the Bond books; its better than the film of the same name, and as L&LD is one of the better Moore films that is saying something.

It is an enoyable romp, with Fleming touching on scenes of violence; the method used to try and kill bond at the end is far more imaganitive than the blood dripping above the sharks in the film; you will never think of a coral reef in the same light again!

However, if you enjoy all the voodoo in the film; don't expect the same in the text; whilst the story makes refernce to voodoo practices, there is little more on the subject.

Read it, suspend belief, and enjoy it (but read Casino Royale first - as that is a better story).
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4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Curious period piece, 31 Mar 2005
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Well, I finished it so it couldn't have been that bad... But it is strangley lacking in any real suspense. That isn't true of all Bond novels: CASINO ROYALE has moments of real excitement. Fleming's eye for detail makes for some interesting period charm, but also clogs up the pace. All the characters are two-dimensional, and offensively so with the black characters. Indeed, hard to believe this didn't rate as a racist novel even at the time: at best it's very patronising, at worst pretty sickening.

Oh, and if you thought of Bond as the bon viveur par excellence, think again: all he'll eat in this novel is bacon and eggs!

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4.0 out of 5 stars The sequel is never as good!
After the fantastic Casino Royale, I decided to keep reading the Bond books in order. This one wasn't as good, and I guess sequels never are. Read more
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