English author. His suspense novels feature the ruthless, laconic James Bond, British Secret Service agent 007. The first novel in the series was
Casino Royale (1953); others include
From Russia with Love (1957),
Goldfinger (1959), and
The Man with the Golden Gun (1965). Most of the novels were made into a successful series of Bond films.
During World War II he worked for British Intelligence where he had the opportunity to give full rein to his vivid imagination in disseminating false information and rumours.
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