An amazing & fun book. A true spy thriller in every sense of the word. Going through the James Bond novels in order, I can easily say this is my favorite one so far. Earlier chapters of the novel are dedicated to the background of main antagonist Russian Colonel Rosa Klebb, her henchmen Red Grant, and orchestrating the plan to kill Bond and embarrass the secret service as a whole. With that said, it’s still a thrill ride once Bond enters the story and you see the cat & mouse game play out between the characters.