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Line 1: {{work}} The second ''[[James Bond (~~Literature~~novel)\|James Bond]]'' novel by Ian Fleming, released in 1954. After being on a leave due to the events in ''Casino Royale'', Bond is given a mission in states. The case is about sudden eruption of smuggled gold coins, that are linked to Harlem crimelord Mr. Big. The novel would later become the basis of the [[Live and Let Die (~~Film~~film)\|eighth Bond film]] and parts of it would later be incorporated into ''[[For Your Eyes Only (~~Film~~film)\|For Your Eyes Only]]'' and ''[[~~Licence to Kill (Film)\|~~Licence to Kill]]''. {{tropelist}} ~~=== This novel has the examples of: ===~~ * [[An Arm and Aa Leg]]: {{spoiler\|Felix Leiter}} literally loses his arm and a leg when he is lowered to a [[Shark Pool]].▼ ▲* [[An Arm and A Leg]]: {{spoiler\|Felix Leiter}} literally loses his arm and a leg when he is lowered to a [[Shark Pool]]. * [[Dirty Communists]]: SMERSH is at it again, this time through Mr. Big's criminal activities. * [[Everything's Even Worse ~~With~~with Sharks]]: Sharks are present, but Bond is more worried about Barracudas when he swims to Mr. Big's island. * [[Everything's Squishier ~~With~~with Cephalopods]]: An octopus grabs Bond's legs, forcing him to take action agains it. This in turn reveals his location to Mr. Big's men and he's caught shortly after. * [[Exploding Fishtanks]]: The result of the firefight between Bond and Robber. * [[Fingore]]: Mr. Big orders Tee-Hee to break one of Bond's fingers. * [[Funetik Aksent]]: How some black people talk in Harlem. * [[Hazardous Water]]: To ensure his island's privacy, Mr. Big has his men dumping offal into the surrounding waters, putting all the sharks and barracudas in the area into a feeding frenzy. * [[Literal Ass -Kicking]]: When Bond frees himself from Tee-Hee's grip, he bashes his head with his [[Pistol -Whipping\|empty pistol]], hits him [[Groin Attack\|in the groin]] and gives boot to his behind, sending him down a staircase to his death * [[Living Lie Detector]]: Mr. Big uses Solitaire like this, and apparently she really can detect lies. She believes it's due to her [[Psychic Powers]], but we never learn whether she's right or not. * [[Manly Tears]]: When Mr. Big is defeated, Bond, shaken by the whole ordeal, sheds tears. * [[Pirate Booty]]: Sir Henry Morgan's treasure, that Mr. Big is smuggling to the states. * [[Scooby -Doo Hoax]]: Mr. Big's operations are dosed with a bit of [[Hollywood Voodoo]] and to he encourage rumours that he is really a zombie or even Baron Samedi himself. * [[Spiteful Spit]]: After one of Harlem's inhabitants sees Bond and Felix strolling by, he spits. * [[A Taste of the Lash]]: When Solitaire is "reading" Bond, Mr. Big lashes her to remind who is in charge. Line 28 ⟶ 27: [[Category:Spy Literature]] [[Category:The Fifties]] [[Category:Live ~~And~~and Let Die]] [[Category:Literature]]