num_pages: 180
description: In the first of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, 007 declares war on Le Chiffre, French communist and paymaster of the Soviet murder organization SMERSH. The battle begins with a fifty-million-franc game of baccarat, gains momentum during Bond's fiery love affair with a sensuous lady spy, and reaches a chilling climax with fiendish torture at the hands of a master sadist. For incredible suspense, unexpected thrills, and extraordinary danger, nothing can beat James Bond in his inaugural adventure.
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: 82384
places: London, England, Royale-Les-Eaux
series: James Bond (Original Series), James Bond - Extended Series
publisher: Berkley Books