Milev, Borislav

Title: Dr No
Author: Ian Fleming
Copyright date: 31 March 1958
Number of pages: 117
Genre : Spy novel

Main charecters : James Bond, M , Miss Moneypenny, John Strangways, Mary Trueblood, Quarrel, Annabel Chung, Miss Taro, Acting Govenor of Jamaica, Pleydell-Smith, Honey Rider, Doctor Julius No.

The story takes place in 1950, in several locations . The main ones are Jamaica and and island close to it .

Information about author : Ian Fleming was born on the 28 of May1908 in Canterbury, England. He was a newspaper journalist and a writer and he created one of the most famous characters in twenieth-century fiction- James Bond. (taken from Ian Fleming's book Dr No)

The plot : The story start's with a part of the last book From Russia, with love. James Bond was poisoned by a russian spy in it so his boss, M thought that James was getting out of shape. He asighned him an easy mission - to find a missing agent John Strangways who was investigating something in Jamaica. Bond insisted of a harder mission than that but his recuest was declined. So the main charecter travels to his destination and meets up with his good friend Quarrel who helps him in his mission. They find out that John Strangway was murdered. They try to find out why the agent was murdered and find out that he was spying doctor Julius No. During theyr investigation in finding doctor No they find Annabel Chung , a reporter that helps them to find the doctor. They find out that the doctor lives on a lonely island were Bond and Quarrel travet afterwords. They ask the acting govenor of Jamaica to help them but he cowardly declains their request. The two agents have to solve the mistery on their own so the travel to the island. Their they meet up with a girl named Honey Rider who pickes up shells from the coast of the island. James tells her in what dangare she is in, but she wasnt afraid. The spend the night on the coast. In the morning comes Dr No's patrol that almost finds them. They run to a jungle were Quarrel is burrened by a Dr No's robot, trying to save his friends. James and Honey get captured by the minions of Dr No. They have last dinner and afterwords Bond is send to a challenge. It was to escape a number of traps in time before he dies. Honey is taken to a clif were the will be murdered. James sucsesfuly escapes the traps and saves mrs Rider. They solve the mistery why the island is so important to No : it is filled with guano , which sells for a lot of money on the market. Bond killes No by burying him alive in guano. Thus the story ends and James and Honey go back home.

The book and the trilogy itslef is very exighting and is a must read / watch. James Bond is a very popular spy the book's he stars in are fantastic. Start reading the first Bond book : Casino Royale and if you like it try the next one as well ! If I had to rate this book I would give it a 5 out of 5 !