One of her top ten conservative novels, as shared at the Guardian:Dr No (1958) by Ian FlemingRead about another entry on the list.
The first appearance of James Bond, in all his consumerist playboy majesty. The violence is suggested and dangled, never obtrusive, and the instructions for seduction are detailed and terribly exclusive. But the black man gets killed, the villain isn’t white, and the pretty girl has to join the colonising classes to get on in life.
--Marshal Zeringue
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