Moonraker: A James Bond Novel

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 there´s 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 Drax´s circle. As 007 probes the activities at the Moonraker base in the days leading up to the beloved rocket´s maiden launch, he learns the truth about Drax´s battle scars, his wartime allegiances--and his murderous plans for the deployment of Moonraker.