YMMV / Red Nemesis

• Complete Monster: Besides the return of La Velada, Adam Elmhirst, in his first appearance, is a seemingly friendly SIS agent. In truth a longstanding traitor for the Soviet Union, Elmhirst is the man who murdered James Bond's parents for stumbling on his plot. Capturing Bond, Elmhirst replays Bond's parents' pleading final moments in order to psychologically mess with Bond's mind, and promises to cripple his current Love Interest if he doesn't get him the information that he needs. Having dug tunnels with explosives, Elmhirst will detonate them and flood London from the Thames, killing countless innocents so he can have the king murdered and surrender the nation to the USSR.
• Harsher in Hindsight: If one reads this before Dr. No. The scene where Bond has to give away his failed Beretta and chamois holster to M in that book is sadder because he's losing the last keepsake of his father. At that point, you can understand why Bond would be angry at M for doing this.