num_pages: 172
description: British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to play in a high-stakes baccarat game in an effort to take down Le Chiffre, a financier for the villainous SMERSH. Things get more complex when Bond is partnered with Vesper Lynd, a beautiful and smart MI6 employee with a dark secret. James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in 20th-century literature. In addition to the 12 novels and 9 short stories written by Ian Fleming, there have been over 40 novels and short stories written about the spy by other authors, and 26 films produced, starring actors such as Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as 007.
language: English
title: Casino Royale
titlecomplete: Casino Royale
characters: Le Chiffre's gunmen, René Mathis, Charles DaSilva, James Bond, The Smersh agent, Monsieur et Madame Muntz, M, Chief of Staff Bill, Miss Moneypenny, Felix Leiter, The French doctor, Le Chiffre, Vesper Lynd, Two men in straw hats, The Greek, Head of S.
genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, Classics, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Adventure, Audiobook
ratings_count: 82389
places: London, England, Royale-Les-Eaux
series: James Bond - Extended Series, James Bond (Original Series)
publisher: Scherz (Munchen)