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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780399145001 ISBN: 0399145001 Label: Putnam Adult Manufacturer: Putnam Adult Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 255 Publication Date: June 07, 1999 Publisher: Putnam Adult Studio: Putnam Adult Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: James Bond fights for his life on the icy slopes of the Himalayas as he faces a terrifying new criminal society in a race to retrieve missing military secrets. Bond is back and bigger than ever. Raymond Benson's novels have reached new heights both in sales and critical acclaim. Kirkus Reviews called The Facts of Death "a postmodern treat." Benson "imbues his Bond with enough honor, sexual prowess and action-hero skills to please the purist and enthrall the novice," says Publishers Weekly. It's at a dinner party with his old friend the former Governor of the Bahamas that James Bond first encounters the deadly new criminal organization known simply as "The Union." An international group, they specialize in military espionage, theft, intimidation, and murder. When information vital to Britain's national security is stolen, M and 007 suspect that the Union is behind it. Bond's pursuit of the crucial microdot takes him from one of England's most exclusive golf clubs to the frozen heights of one of the world's tallest mountains. His every step is dogged by Union assassins. Their presence alone confirms Bond's worst fear--there is a traitor in Her Majesty's Secret Service. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - High Time To KillWell, this Agent 007 novel is pretty good. You'd best don your thickest long-johns while you read it however. Bond has to travel to the top of a mountain near Mt. Everest. (Don't ask me to spell the name!) As is usual with Bond issues, he has a couple of sexy affairs along the way. Expectedly, one is during a terrible snow storm on the mountain. Double sleeping bags, huh? And guess what? He shares the trek with a bad guy. I'll not reveal the ending here, but suffice it to ... Read More Rating: - Action Packed"James Bond:High time to kill"like most james bond movies,is action packed story with a great plot and conflict.The british have created a chemical that would allow planes to go incredible speed.A group of terrorist called a union has stolen the microdot that contains the formula. The plane carrying the unions microdot crashes on kangchenjunga,a mountain in the himalayas. The british organized a team of climbers to go with 007 and retreive the microdot on the mountain the mission is both a race to ... Read More Rating:  - HIGH TIME TO KILL (BREATH-TAKING 007 JAMES BOND THRILLER)Wow! "High Time to Kill" is a 5 star plus thriller! Indeed as exciting and breath-taking as a 007 James Bond movie!! I could hardly set this book down for even a minute---captivates you completely throughout the entire book----intense; powerful, exciting, exhilerating----You feel like you are right there seeing all the action---A MUST read for anyone who enjoys a truly fantastic 007 adventure!! To me a sign of a truly great writer is one that keeps your interest through ... Read More Rating: - When do we see Bond again?What is the problem with whoever owns the James Bond franchise? How come we can not get high quality novels like this one every couple of months? Can you say hire a team of good writers to keep the Bond universe alive. There have been so many Bond type stories out lately, you would think the goverment was paying the salaries (and cut them out in a budget slash) of the writers. For all of the money we Bond fans have put up for the movies and books, why can't this universe get ... Read More Rating: - A good Bond fan read!I didn't know what to think about Raymond Benson, but I found him to be a good writer. High Time To Kill kept me reading to the last page. As a James Bond fan, it was probably not as good as Fleming's books, but was still action-packed, and had an interesting story-line. If you are trying to find this book at a store than your out of luck because it is out of print, and so are all the other Benson Bond novels. I got mine from the liberary. Pretty much anything James Bond is hard to find these days. 
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