Part One, Me, Chapter 1, Scaredy Cat Summary

The Spy Who Loved Me is a James Bond novel told not from Bond's point of view, but from that of a young woman he comes to help. The young woman, Viv Michel, is an intelligent young woman who has difficulty in romance and comes to America to start a new life. During her travels, Viv stops at a motel for the night and is offered a job that will help supplement her travel budget. This job is too good to be true, and ends in a standoff between two mobsters and Bond. This novel is different from many of the other Bond novels, but it is full of the same excitement and sexual tension that makes Bond a favorite for readers of all ages.

Viv Michel watches the Phanceys drive away, relieved...