num_pages: 212
description: In the first James Bond novel, 007 takes on Le Chiffre, a French communist and paymaster of the Soviet murder organization SMERSH, as the suave agent becomes involved in a high-stakes game of baccarat, enjoys a fiery love affair with a sexy female spy, and endures torture at the hands of a master sadist. Reissue. (A Sony Pictures film, written by Neal Purvis, directed by Martin Campbell, releasing November 2006, starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green, &amp; Giancarlo Giannini) (Suspense)
language: English
title: Casino Royale
titlecomplete: Casino Royale
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: Penguin Group USA