He drags the badly burnt Russian from his mangled vehicle in an act of mercy.

On the day of the race, Bond narrowly manages to crash Dimitrov before he can ram Smith. Travelling to the Nürburgring, Bond oversees a meeting between SMERSH Chief, Colonel Gaspanov, Dimitrov, and a third suspicious man - a wealthy American-Korean businessman named Jason Sin. After recuperating, and with their relationship deteriorating, Galore leaves Bond and heads back to Harlem, accompanied by Logan.

Bond kills her captors with two makeshift Molotov cocktails and rescues her. There, Pussy is tied up and covered in gold paint. She is kidnapped and 007 tracks her to a Celtic stone monument in the countryside. While he is there, Galore travels to Bond's hotel in an attempt to evade two suspicious Americans. Bond trains at Foxton Hall racing circuit, where he meets his instructor, Logan Fairfax. The British Secret Service send their best driver - 007 - to dispatch Dimitrov before he can crash Smith. Their man, Ivan Dimitrov, a racer with an unsavory reputation, is sent to compete in the race. Unsure of their chances against British racing champion Lancy Smith, the Soviets plan on cheating at the Nürburgring by forcing a crash during the race. Meeting with his superior, M, Bond is informed of a new SMERSH plot. At the same time in London, Pussy Galore takes up temporary lodging with James Bond in his Chelsea flat to avoid investigations by the FBI and CIA. Naval Research Laboratory supervisor bribed into sabotaging their new Vanguard space rocket. Set in 1957, following the events of Goldfinger, the novel begins with a U.S.

Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz