Casino Royale (James Bond 007) (Used)

By (author): Ian Fleming. Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel (1953) sends 007 to bankrupt the Soviet-linked paymaster Le Chiffre at high-stakes baccarat in the French casino town of Royale-les-Eaux, backed by fellow agents Vesper Lynd, Felix Leiter, and René Mathis. After Bond wins and survives Le Chiffre's brutal retaliation, he and Vesper fall in love during his recovery — until Bond realizes she has been a Soviet double agent all along, coerced by the threat to her kidnapped lover, and she takes her own life. It's the book that introduced Bond's world of espionage, glamour, and betrayal.