num_pages: 192
description: British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France 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 complicated when he is partnered with Vesper Lynd, a beautiful and smart MI6 employee with a dark secret. 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 over 25 blockbuster films starring such actors as Sean Connery and Daniel Craig.Here's the first.
language: English
title: Casino Royale
titlecomplete: Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
characters: Le Chiffre, The Greek, Chief of Staff Bill, Le Chiffre's gunmen, René Mathis, Felix Leiter, James Bond, Two men in straw hats, Vesper Lynd, Charles DaSilva, M, The Smersh agent, Monsieur et Madame Muntz, The French doctor, Head of S., Miss Moneypenny
genres: Audiobook, Thriller, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 82382
places: London, England, Royale-Les-Eaux
series: James Bond (Original Series), James Bond - Extended Series
publisher: Penguin