0030 Book Review Live And Let Die (1954) Part III

This is the third and final part of Tyler and Don’s review of Ian Fleming’s second James Bond book Live And Let Die (1954). In a series of three podcasts they go through the adventure chapter by chapter, providing as much background information as they could gather. Part 3 covers chapters 16 - 23 of the book. Where parts one and two could be titled ‘New York’ and ‘Florida’ respectively, part three is all about Jamaica. Bond flies to Kingston, where he meets Strangways and Quarrel. Miraculously, in about a week’s time, Bond gets into peak physical condition for his night-time swim to Mr. Big’s island. However, this doesn’t prevent 007 from being attacked by sharks and barracuda and being captured (again) by Mr. Big’s men. The villain then proceeds to drag Solitaire and our hero behind his yacht towards both the deadly reef and an explosive climax. For this podcast additional audio clips were recorded by - Mark Redfield on Jamaican locations (http://www.themarkredfieldcompany.com) - Jonathan Goodwin on shark repellant (https://www.dontgointothecellar.com) - Agent Goldenvoice on benzedrine Obviously, this podcast is filled with spoilers, so if you haven’t read Live And Let Die yet, you have been warned! If you enjoy our podcast, please share it with others! Also, you can email us at [email protected], go to www.the00files.com or look for The 00 Files on social media! SOURCES Books: - Fleming, Ian (1954). Live And Let Die London: Jonathan Cape. - Fleming, Fergus (2016). The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters. London: Bloomsbury. - Chancellor, Henry (2005). James Bond. The Man And His World. London: John Murray. - Griswold, John (2006). Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming’s Bond Stories. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. - Lycett, Andrew (1996). Ian Fleming. London: Phoenix. - Parker, Matthew (2015). Goldeneye: Where Bond was born: Ian Fleming’s Jamaica. London: Windmill Books. - Pearson, John (1966). The Life of Ian Fleming. London: Bloomsbury. Websites and videos: - Tiger Sharks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark - First edition book covers https://rebeccaromney.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/the-originals-dust-jacket-art-of-ian-fleming-first-editions - Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008) https://youtu.be/r1u5sFBfBKc - Palisadoes Airport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Manley_International_Airport - Palisadoes Airport 2 https://flemingsbond.com/palisadoes-airport/ - Norman Manley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Manley - Isle of Surprise https://flemingsbond.com/isle-of-surprise/ - Sunbeam Talbot coupe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam-Talbot_90 - Limpet mines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpet_mine - Don’s holiday in Sardinia https://youtu.be/0Dg6_RegWak