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offered £13,500 (£411,118 in 2024 pounds) for the film rights to the book, which
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thought the book had "sparkle", adding that "it is often difficult to remember that we are not listening to his old hero Mr. James Bond." Sampson noted that the book included "several yarns which are worthy of the best spy-stories". The reviewer for
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