CONTENTS

001 ‘The Scent and Smoke and Sweat of a Casino . . .’

002 The Life: Smelling Battle from Afar

003 Who Was James Bond?

004 The Plots: From Hot War to Cold War

005 Gadgets, Guns, Gizmos and Gear-Sticks

006 Bond Girls

007 Shaken, Stirred and Custom-Made: Bond’s Life of Luxury

008 The Short Life of Ian Fleming; The Eternal Life of James Bond

009 The Spy Who Never Dies

010 The Thriller Writer with the Golden Touch

Author’s Note

Picture Section

The Bond Books

Acknowledgements

Selected Further Reading

A Note on the Author

By the Same Author

Also available by Ben Macintyre