High Time to Kill

"So Benson wound up writing six James Bond novels, three novelizations, three published short stories and one un-published short story. He’s a big fan favorite and his best, arguably, is High Time to Kill. The premise is that there’s a plane that was crashed into the top of a mountain and there’s something on it that both the heroes and the bad guys want. Who is going to win? It’s an exciting story because it’s a race. There are different parties trying to get to the top of the mountain. Bond is climbing with other people, some of whom might not wish him well. It also has that Jon Krakauer book on mountain climbing— Into Thin Air —vibe, where you’re learning about something as you go. This book is also set in the Himalayas, on Kangchenjunga, which is the third tallest mountain in the world. That was one of the things that was always so great about Ian Fleming—you always felt like you were learning something. This is a fun adventure, but you’re also learning all these facts and approaches to mountain climbing."