The head of MI6 in Kingston, Jamaica, and his secretary have both disappeared so Bond is sent to investigate. His adversary in this mystery takes the sinister shape of Dr Julius No, a maniacal and reclusive Chinese-German who runs a guano mine. Behind this innocent front forces are at work to disrupt the US missile-testing programme at Cape Canaveral. Surviving deadly encounters with centipedes and spiders and avoiding death by incineration, Bond contrives to foil the doctor’s demonic plans and save the world – and the gorgeous Honeychile. | Doctor No by Ian Fleming, Paperback | Indigo Chapters