Moonraker: A James Bond Novel (James Bond, 3)

JAMES BOND INVESTIGATES A VILLAIN WITH THE POWER TO LAUNCH A NUCLEAR WARHEAD Sir Hugo Drax is a multimillionaire tycoon and war hero, revered by the British public for his new Moonraker missile defense system. But theres more to this enigmatic millionaire than he lets on. When M suspects Drax of cheating at cards, he is baffled that the patriot would risk his reputation and his rocket program on a game, so he assigns Bond to infiltrate Draxs circle. As 007 probes the activities at the Moonraker base in the days leading up to the beloved rockets maiden launch, he learns the truth about Draxs battle scars, his wartime allegiancesand his murderous plans for the deployment of Moonraker.