SUSPENSE:  Bond is back. . .facing a deadly countdown in this fast-paced thriller about a sadistic genius, a beautiful lady spy and a super rocket that can blow the world sky high.


"Tie them to those chairs!" orders Drax, pointing his deadly Luger at a spot halfway between James Bond and the luscious Gala Brand.


Next, he sets an ugly blowtorch on the desk and pumps air into it with brisk strokes of the plunger. Then he sets a match to it. As the blue flame bursts out, his voice cracks like a whip. "Who are you working for?"


Neither Bond nor Gala answers. Drax points to his henchman.