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Casino Royale

A James Bond Novel
By Ian Fleming
Series: James Bond
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In Ian Fleming's classic debut novel, Casino Royale, James Bond faces a high-stakes baccarat game against the formidable Le Chiffre, a Soviet operative desperate to recover lost funds. Set during the tense Cold War era, Bond must outplay his opponent to protect Europe from a dangerous threat. Alongside the enigmatic Vesper Lynd, Bond navigates a deadly game where every card could be his last.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for fans of classic espionage thrillers and readers who enjoy sharp, suspenseful tales of Cold War intrigue.

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James Bond is despatched to the dangerous arcade of Casino Royale, where nothing is ever as it seems, to gamble a decadent Soviet operative known as "Le Chiffre" into oblivion in a winner-take-all game of Baccarat. But the unexpected lurks behind every corner, and Bond must put his trust in the beautiful but enigmatic Vesper Lynd.

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James Bond plays a deadly game of chance in Ian Fleming's legendary first classic 007 novel.

Le Chiffre is a ruthless operative and the accountant for a Soviet SMERSH cell in France, but he's on the verge of disaster after gambling away his client's money. Taking the last of his stash, he lures a dozen wealthy players to a high-stakes baccarat game, hoping to hustle his way whole.

In this tense Cold War thriller, the British Secret Service would like to see this red thorn plucked from the hide of Europe, and sends their best card sharp, James Bond, to bankrupt Le Chiffre for good.

With the cards running against him and SMERSH operatives threatening to kill him and his beautiful ally, Vesper Lynd, 007 needs his luck to turn before he wagers away their lives.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063298521

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 224

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Classic Fiction Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Ian Fleming Literary Fiction Romance Series: James Bond Spy & Espionage Thriller

About the Author

Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first job was at Reuters news agency, after which he worked briefly as a stockbroker before working in Naval Intelligence during World War Two. His first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and was an instant success. Fleming went on to write thirteen other Bond books as well as two works of nonfiction and the children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Bond books have earned praise from figures such as Raymond Chandler, who called Fleming "the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England" and President Kennedy, who named From Russia with Love as one of his favorite books. The books inspired a hugely successful series of film adaptations that began in 1962 with the release of Dr. No. He was married to Ann O'Neill, with whom he had a son, Caspar. He died in 1964.

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