"From the jet-setting creator of James Bond--the worldly secret agent whose missions took him to some of the globe's most exotic locales--comes a whirlwind adventure up the side streets and down the back alleys of mid-twentieth-century Europe, Asia, and North America. These essays comprise Ian Flemings's highly personal impressions of fourteen of the world's most beguiling cities--from Vienna to Hong Kong to Chicago and beyond. With the trained eye...

British secret agent James Bond assumes the identity of a captured courier and solicits the help of gorgeous Tiffany Case, the diamond smugglers' American go-between.

British secret agent James Bond infiltrates the organization of ruthless criminal Auric Goldfinger and his caper with the Soviet unit known as SMERSH. James Bond investigates the mysterious dealings of England's richest man, Auric Goldfinger, and finds himself squaring against Goldfinger's deadly Korean henchman, Oddjob.

Der britische Geheimagent wird nach Frankreich geschickt, um einen feindlichen Agenten beim Kartenspiel zu ruinieren ... Geheimdienstchef M schickt Bond auf eine Mission, um einen russischen Agenten namens "Le Chiffre" auszuschalten. Er soll ihn am Baccarat-Tisch ruinieren und so seine sowjetischen Auftraggeber zwingen, ihn in den "Ruhestand" zu schicken. Zunächst scheint es so, als ob das Glück Bond hold ist - Le Chiffre hat eine Pechsträhne....

"Crackpot" is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised. Except for the Potts themselves. First, the car has a name. And she tells them what it is. Then they find out that she can fly. And swim. . . . Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks - and she is taking the Potts with her! Jump into the world's most loved magical car for...

I invent the most hopeless sounding plots; very often they are based on something I've read in a newspaper. And people say, 'Oh, this is all nonsense', and then the Russians come along in Germany and shoot people with potassium cyanide pistols. Between them, Ian Fleming and Georges Simenon created two of the best-known heroes of modern fiction. In this illuminating dialogue, the authors who gave us James Bond and Jules Maigret discuss (among other...

While investigating the diamond market underworld, James Bond elicits the help of a beautiful diamond smuggler to fight his evil nemesis, Blofeld, who is stockpiling gems to create a deadly laser satellite that can destroy the world!

James Bond, Agent 007, is sent to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a British secret service agent. He confronts the mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program.

"It's V-E Day 1946 in London. Former spy Livy Nash is celebrating with her third drink before noon. She went to war to kill Nazis and quickly became one of the toughest agents in France. But her war ended with betrayal and the execution of the man she loved. Now Livy spends her days proofreading a demeaning advice column and her nights alone with black market vodka. But everything changes when she meets Ian Fleming. The man who will create the world's...