Chapter 1, Hear You Loud and Clear Summary

Doctor No by Ian Fleming is a James Bond novel. This novel begins where the last left off, with James Bond recovering from poison injected into his shin by a Russian SMERSH officer. M is concerned that Bond is not up to returning to his job so he sends him to Jamaica on what he believes will be an easy assignment. However, the assignment proves to be one of the most difficult Bond has ever encountered, both physically and mentally. Doctor No is a novel that will push Bond to his limits and will prove highly entertaining for both diehard fans and readers new to the Bond saga.

Strangeways, an agent for the British Secret Service, leaves a poker game in an exclusive club in Kingston, Jamaica in order to receive a radio...