Ian Fleming 
Casino Royale 

JAMES BOND declares war on Le Chiffre, French Communist and paymaster of the Soviet murder organization SMERSH.The battle begins for the ace secret agent in a fifty-million-franc game of baccarat…gains momentum in his fiery love affair with a sensuous lady spy…and reaches a chilling climax with fiendish torture at the hands of a master sadist.The critics give a winning hand to Ian Fleming’s superlative thriller of espionage, adventure, intrigue and murder-CASINO ROYALE"Hums with tension…Author Fleming keeps his incidents and characters spinning through their paces like juggling balls."-Time"A speed-breaker for thrills with a big dramatic scene set in a crowded casino." Atlanta Journal Constitution"Excitement enough to intrigue the most hardened reader."-Newark News"Mounting suspense on every page."-Houston Chronicle"It’s superlative, everything such a story should be…One can only beg for more from Mr. Fleming."-Pensacola News-Journal