The superlative thriller pits Secret Agent James Bond once more against SPECTRE's archfiend, Blofeld, architect of a nefarious scheme to destroy the free world... and finds 007 falling for the lovely Tracy, daughter of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Corsican mafia.
Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964), creator of the world's best-known secret agent, was born in London and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. In 1929, he became the Reuters Moscow correspondent. Much of the James Bond material was drawn directly from Fleming's experiences as an intelligence officer.
