At the Casino in Deauville, Bond's game is baccarat-for stakes that run into millions of francs. But away from the discreet salons, the caviar and champagne, it's 007 versus one of Russia's most powerful and ruthless agents-and the prize is a bullet in the head from a S.M.E.R.S.H. assassin.
The first James Bond novel involves 007 in espionage at a glamourous Continental casino. Britisher Robert Whitfield takes a suitably urbane approach, sounding as if he is attired in white tails and sipping a very dry martini between takes. He tends to drone during descriptive passages but otherwise gives a thoroughly satisfying reading, taking particular pleasure with his characterizations. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
About the Creator
Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964), creator of the world's best-known secret agent, was born in London and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. In 1929, he became the Reuters Moscow correspondent. Much of the James Bond material was drawn directly from Fleming's experiences as an intelligence officer.
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