Ian Fleming 
Thunderball 
James Bond #9

When SPECTRE seizes two nuclear bombs and holds them for ransom, British secret agent James Bond is assigned to a joint American and British operation to recover the bombs. Relying on intelligence provided by the beautiful Domino Vitali, Bond races to retrieve the weapons before they can be launched.Thunderball is the ninth title in the James Bond spy series. It was adapted for the 1965 film of the same name and again for the 1983 film Never Say Never Again, both starring Sean Connery as James Bond.