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Never Send Flowers

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I have been a fan of James Bond books and movies as long as I can remember. My father and I used to go to every new James Bond movie as soon as it was released. My father has been gone for several years now, and as I enjoyed this book, I wished he were still here so he could enjoy it with me. This book has all the makings of a classic spy thriller. A complex series of crimes, a psychopathic serial killer, a killing spree across Europe, a family beset by cross-generational madness, trouble within Britain's Secret Service, the latest technology, a master at disguises, and, of course, Bond. James Bond. To mis-quote Liberace, "I wish my father Guy was here". Read this book- if you like Bond, you'll be glad you did

I have read a few of Gardner's Bond books and have liked them as escapist fare, but this book is poorly plotted and the relationship between Bond and "Flicka"(?)was insipid. Can you imagine a James Bond who is called a ...well let's just say the phrase was so inappropriate for Bond that I felt like I was reading James Bond by way of Beavis and Butthead. Weak.

Great story! Endearing and great escapism at its best! ***** Loved this a lot! fantastic scenes and great ending! Loved this to the max! High explosive! Octane excitement! Bond stays Irrisistable! Great plotting by a master!

Bond is set against a serial killer who is assasinating celebrities in this thriller. Bond's love interest is probably the best one he's had in a novel of movie since Ian Fleming's novels.

This is not one of the best Bond books. I found that is was quite boring and lacked suspense.

I was very disappointed.