The Golden TypewriterFelix Leiter in the Bond world
Raymond Benson’s The Hook and the Eye follows the former CIA agent.
Where to begin
The Hook and the Eye gives Felix the central role after the shark attack in Live and Let Die. Benson sets the story in 1952, with Felix working for Pinkerton after leaving the CIA. Read Fleming’s second novel first for the background. Then choose this for a US road journey and detective work rather than another Bond briefing.
Reading order
- The Hook and the Eye (2025)
In 1952, Felix Leiter works for the Pinkerton Detective Agency after losing his CIA job, and surveillance exposes a murder in Manhattan. A journey escorting the secretive Dora from New York to Texas pulls Felix into an increasingly dangerous adventure of his own.
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Where next
Sources (5)
- Ian Fleming Publications: James Bond libraryPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: bibliographyPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: Raymond BensonPublisher
- Publisher: The Hook and the EyePublisher
- Audible UK: The Hook and the EyeRetailer listing