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Octopussy and the Living Daylights - Octopussy/The property of a lady/The living daylights/007 in New York

Ian Fleming

English literatureAnthologyFiction, mystery & detective, generalEnglish Spy storiesFiction

About this book

The last collection of James Bond adventures from Ian Fleming, Octopussy and The Living Daylights features four tales of intrigue that push 007 to the limit and find the secret agent questioning where he can go from there… In “**Octopussy**,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the door of his Caribbean fortress, and in “**The Property of a Lady**” Bond deciphers the elaborate codes of a Sotheby’s bidding war in order to catch a KGB agent. …

Who this is for

AI · Sample

Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.

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A plot-driven with strong character, tense and immersive read.

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