James Bond

 

‘Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.'

Ian Fleming, From Russia With Love

So reads the file of the soviet anti-spy organization SMERSH on agent 007 of the Secret Service. James Bond’s adventures are thrilling and dangerous, as he combines the worlds of the deadly and the luxurious, surrounded by villains, plots and, of course, beautiful women.

The world’s most famous secret agent returned in 2008 with the publication of Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks. In this exciting new adventure Sebastian Faulks writes as Ian Fleming, taking Bond once again along the tightrope of Cold War espionage.