Dr. No (with Interview) characters

Appears from the start

The head of the British Secret Service station in Jamaica. His unexplained disappearance, after he begins investigating a restricted private island, is the event that sends Bond to the colony.

Appears from the start

Strangways's secretary at the Jamaica station. Reliable and punctual, she disappears on the same evening as her chief, leaving the station's routine abruptly broken.

First appears in chapter 2

A British Secret Service officer returning to duty after serious poisoning. He is sent to Jamaica on what his superiors present as a comparatively quiet inquiry into a missing station chief.

First appears in chapter 2

The head of the British Secret Service. Concerned that Bond's equipment and judgement contributed to his last injury, he changes Bond's sidearm and assigns him the apparently limited task of resolving the Jamaica disappearances.

First appears in chapter 2

A neurologist who oversees Bond's recovery and advises the Service on whether he is fit to resume operational work.

First appears in chapter 5

A senior colonial official in Jamaica who assists Bond with records concerning Crab Key. Courteous but uneasy, he knows that official reluctance and missing files have obstructed scrutiny of the island.

First appears in chapter 5

A wealthy and reclusive owner of Crab Key, where guano is mined under strict private control. He is associated with the disappearance of observers who challenged his activities and with interference affecting nearby American missile tests.

First appears in chapter 6

A Cayman Islander, skilled fisherman, and trusted former ally of Bond. His knowledge of Jamaican waters and fieldcraft makes him Bond's essential partner in the secret approach to Crab Key.

First appears in chapter 4

A young Jamaican photographer who takes Bond's picture soon after his arrival. Her interest appears connected to local surveillance rather than routine press work.

Also known as Honey Rider

First appears in chapter 8

A self-reliant young woman who lives by collecting valuable shells and secretly visits Crab Key for better specimens. Largely isolated from conventional society, she knows the shore and its wildlife intimately and refuses to be intimidated by Bond's authority.

First appears in chapter 15

A severe attendant at Dr No's installation who supervises Bond and Honey after their capture, presenting the compound's coercion under the surface manners of a private institution.