Author	John Gardner
Published by	Glidrose Publications
Hardback	(UK) 1990 (U.S.) 1990
Paperback	(UK) 1991 (U.S.) 1991
Alternate title	Broken Claw
Preceded by	Licence to Kill (novelisation)
Followed by	The Man from Barbarossa

Brokenclaw, first published in 1990, was the tenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam. The book title is sometimes presented as two words (see the cover reproduction at right), but is correctly one word since it is a character name. Download high resolution version (520x837, 84 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... This article concerns the British author of spy thrillers John Gardner. ... Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. ... Licence to Kill (released in the United States as License to Kill, but sold in the U.S. home video market with the British spelling) is the sixteenth film in the James Bond film series made by EON Productions. ... British hardcover edition. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article concerns the British author of spy thrillers John Gardner. ... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... James Bond is best known from the EON Productions film series. ... Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. ... Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hodder Headline. ... Pearson can mean Pearson PLC the media conglomerate. ...

Plot summary

After expressing frustration over a lack of action after his year-long mission with the Royal Navy (as detailed in Win, Lose or Die - the events of Licence to Kill being ignored at present), Bond threatens to resign. Instead, M orders Bond to take a vacation. Bond travels to Victoria, British Columbia where he is intrigued by Lee Fu-Chu, a half-Native American, half-Chinese philanthropist who is known as "Brokenclaw" because of a deformed hand. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Win, Lose or Die, first published in 1989, was the eighth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... Licence to Kill (released in the United States as License to Kill, but sold in the U.S. home video market with the British spelling) is the sixteenth film in the James Bond film series made by EON Productions. ... M is the title and code letter for James Bonds boss and fictional head of the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. ... The arms of Victoria. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ...

Later, Bond is ordered to San Francisco where he is ordered to investigate the kidnapping of several scientists who have been working on a new submarine tracking system. Ultimately, Bond discovers that Brokenclaw is involved in this scheme on behalf of China, and also has plans of his own which involve sparking a worldwide financial collapse. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ...

Bond's final showdown with Brokenclaw sees the two men in a battle of will as they undertake a brutal torture-based competition that will leave one physically scarred for life and the other dead.