From Russia with Love (James Bond (Original Series))

James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Flemings masterful spy thriller and the novel that President John F. Kennedy named one of his favorite books of all time. SMERSH stands for Death to Spies and theres no secret agent theyd like to disgrace and destroy more than 007 James Bond. But ensnaring the British Secret Services most lethal operative will require a lure so tempting even he cant resist. Enter Tatiana Romanova a ravishing Russian spy whose defection springs a trap designed with clockwork precision. Her mission: seduce Bond then flee to the West on the Orient Express. Waiting in the shadows are two of Ian Flemings most vividly drawn villains: Red Grant SMERSHs deadliest assassin and the sinister operations chief Rosa Klebbfive feet four inches of pure killing power. Bursting with action and intrigue From Russia with Love is one of the best-loved books in the Bond canonan instant classic that set the standard for sophisticated literary spycraft for decades to come. The text in this edition has been restored by the Fleming family company Ian Fleming Publications to reflect the work as it was originally published.