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007 Book: The Facts of Death (1998)

Bond book: The Facts of Death
Author: Raymond Benson
Publication date: 7 May 1998

The Facts of Death, first published in 1998, was the third novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including Benson's novelization of Tomorrow Never Dies). Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright—the final James Bond novel to do so—it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.

The novel's title was originally The World Is Not Enough, an English translation of the Latin phrase Orbis non sufficit, which appears in the novel and film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The title was later used for the nineteenth James Bond film, released in 1999.
 
The Facts of Death starts off with several deaths from mysterious diseases. We first find Bond in Cyprus where a number of British troops have been discovered murdered, under mysterious circumstances. Bond gets too close for comfort for the group behind the actions and is attacked, but rescued by a fiery Greek female agent, Niki Mirakos. Bond then returns to Britain. He is invited to attend a dinner party being held by his former boss, Sir Miles Messervy. His current boss and her boyfriend are in attendance.

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007 Food: Scrambled eggs with coffee

Food: Scrambled eggs with coffee
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made



Scrambled eggs is a dish made from whites and yolks of eggs (usually chicken eggs).
Eggs are cracked into a bowl, a little water and/or milk is added, and the mixture is whisked until it reaches a uniform colour. Then the mixture is poured into a saucepan over a low heat and continually whisked until there are soft curds that are slightly liquid. These are scrambled eggs.

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"Bond sat in the police station in the village of Thera, where Greek intelligence had its temporary office. He drank coffee and ate scrambled eggs, which Niki had made."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death"


Scrambled eggs is one of Bond's favorite foods in the books: He eats scrambled eggs at least in the following books: "Live and Let Die", "Doctor No", "Thunderball", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Octopussy", "007 in New York", "James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007", "Icebreaker", "Nobody Lives Forever", The Man From Barbarossa"  and "Zero Minus Ten".





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007 Food: Greek salad with bread and cheese and Taittinger Champagne



Food: Greek salad with bread and cheese and Taittinger Champagne
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made


Greek salad (Greek: χωριάτικη σαλάτα [xorˈjatiki saˈlata] "rustic salad" or θερινή σαλάτα [θeriˈni saˈlata] "summer salad") is a salad in Greek cuisine. Greek salad is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives (usually Kalamata olives), typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil. Common additions include the pickled leaves, buds or berries of capers (especially in the Dodecanese islands).

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"Bond heard some noise from the kitchen. Soon Hera came back with a bottle of Taittinger, two glasses and two covered plates.
You open the bottle, and I put the plates ready, Hera said.
Bond rolled out of the bed and took the bottle. He opened it by popping the bottle cap to the ceiling.
He poured champagne into the glasses while Hera was setting the plates full of Greek salad, bread and cheese."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death" 




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