Plot Dr. No (novel)

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a roseate spoonbill


after recovering serious poisoning inflicted smersh agent rosa klebb (in russia, love) mi6 agent james bond sent superior, m, on undemanding mission british colony of jamaica. instructed investigate disappearance of commander john strangways, head of mi6 s station j in kingston, , secretary. bond briefed strangways had been investigating activities of doctor julius no, reclusive chinese-german lives on fictional island of crab key , runs guano mine. island has colony of roseate spoonbills @ 1 end while local rumour vicious dragon lives there. spoonbills protected american national audubon society, 2 of representatives died when plane crashed on no s airstrip.


on arrival in jamaica, bond realises being watched. hotel room searched, basket of poisoned fruit delivered room —supposedly gift colonial governor—and deadly centipede placed in bed while sleeping. of old friend, quarrel, bond surreptitiously visits crab key establish whether there connection between no , disappearance of mi6 personnel. bond , quarrel meet honeychile rider, there collect valuable shells. bond , rider captured no s men after quarrel burned death doctor s dragon —a flamethrowing, armoured swamp buggy designed keep away trespassers. bond , rider taken luxurious facility carved mountain.


no tells bond working russians , has built elaborate underground facility can sabotage test missiles launched cape canaveral. had been member of chinese tong, after stole large amount of money treasury, captured organisation. tong s leaders had no s hands cut off warning others, , shot. because no s heart on right side of body, bullet missed , survived.


interested in ability of human body withstand , survive pain, no forces bond navigate way through obstacle course constructed in facility s ventilation system. bond kept under observation suffers electric shocks, burns , encounter large poisonous spiders. bond s ordeal ends in fight captive giant squid, defeats using improvised weapons. after escape encounters rider, has been pegged out eaten crabs; had ignored , managed escape.


bond kills no taking on guano-loading machine @ docks , diverting flow of guano bury him alive. bond , rider escape no s complex in dragon buggy, sail jamaica , notify colonial authorities.







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