Bond's life consists of endless situations in which he may find himself in danger. Bond goes undercover in countries all over the world, tracking bad guys and finding ways to stop criminal behavior. In this novel, Bond comes to America in order to stop a diamond smuggling ring. He wants to work his way up the ladder of the organization in order to find the people responsible. However, Bond becomes impatient waiting for the organization to trust him and begins breaking their rules in order to encourage them to come to him faster. This strategy works, causing the mobsters to bring him in and torture him in an attempt to find out who he really is and why he has come to work with them.
Bond is beaten and chased down a railroad track by the.....
