Moonraker
by Ian Fleming
Moonraker is the third James Book book, published in 1955, with most of the action taking place on the south coast of England. Bond is asked to look into the industrialist Hugo Drax, seemingly a model citizen. In vintage Fleming style, M’s suspicions are raised only because Drax cheats while playing cards at his private club.
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“Moonraker is the third book and the only one that’s set entirely within Britain. We’re starting to see some of the classic elements come into play—the relationship with M, the set-up at MI6. Interestingly, the woman he teams up with, Gala Brand, is a policewoman. And there are elements of Moonraker that feel more like a police investigative story than the classic James Bond international thriller. That’s one of the things I like about it.” Read more...
Charlie Higson, Thriller and Crime Writer
