007 Book location: Mallory Square / Licence to Kill (1989)
February 18, 2021Bond book: Licence to Kill (1989)
Actual place and location: Mallory Square, Key West, USA
What happens here in the book: Bond and Sharky meet in Mallory Square to watch the sunset.
“They had agreed to meet in Mallory Square to watch the sunset. This, as any visitor to Key West knows, is a must ritual for tourists and even for some residents.”
“‘Let’s lie low today,’ Bond had said. ‘You find out what you can. As for me, well, the things I have in mind can only really be done after dark.’ He did not know then that with the darkness would come other unplanned events.”
“About an hour before sunset, the worshippers begin to gather in Mallory Square, and with them, the showmen, travelling magicians, jugglers, fire-eaters, acrobats, painters and the purveyors of handmade baubles. It is a fun occasion, harmless, and certainly beautiful on clear nights when the sun produces a spectacular crimson sky, the colour reflecting on the whole town.”
“Sharky and Bond met just as the sun went down and the hundreds of people in the square began to applaud God for the special effects.”
John Gardner: “Licence to Kill” (1989)
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