“James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami Airport and thought about life and death.”
‘Goldfinger’ by Ian Fleming
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Try one of these 1st paras & discover a new author:-
‘The Murder Room’ by PD James
‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
‘Couples’ by John Updike

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Does this make you want more? GOLDFINGER by Ian Fleming http://wp.me/p5gEM4-7F via @SandraDanby #amwriting