The villain of the story is Le Chiffre a Russian operative based in France who is willing to risk his paymasters’ money at the card tables. Unlike the licenced to kill mantra we have become accustomed to in the movie space, Fleming in the book describes the 00 concept as meaning “that you’ve had to kill in cold blood in the course of some assignment.” The book introduces us for the first time to James Bond, one of MI6’s secret service elite who holds the 007 badge. I will admit I am a fan of the James Bond movie franchise, in particular the more recent films featuring Daniel Craig as Bond. ![]() Having never read an Ian Fleming book, I decided it was time and no better place to start than with his very first novel, Casino Royale written in 1952.
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