Chapter 1, From a View to a Kill Summary

James Bond, agent 007 with Her Majesty's Secret Service, completes a series of adventures in this novel. First, Bond detects and defeats a spy ring operating out of an underground lair in France. Moving on to Canada, Bond tracks down a Cuban murderer and wreaks revenge. Then, in the Bahamas, after swiftly stopping some Cuban rebels, Bond stays to learn the story of a former stewardess, now the wife of a millionaire. Next, Bond stops a heroin ring in Italy, and finally, Bond winds up in the Seychelles islands off Africa, where he covers up the murder of an unpleasant, abusive man.

The novel opens with a motorcyclist screaming down a forest road. He is outfitted as a Royal Corps of Signals messenger, but he carries a Luger. He sees a similar...