A dry martini, Bond said. In a deep champagne goblet. Three measures of Gordons, one of Vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until its ice cold, then add a thin slice of lemon peel. Got it? Certainly, monsieur. Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome; chillingly ruthless and very deadly. This, the first of Flemings tales of agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply The Cypher - by ruining him at the Baccarat table and forcing his Soviet spy masters to retire him. It seems that lady luck is taken with James - The Cypher has hit a losing streak. But some people just refuse to play by the rules and Bonds attraction to a beautiful female agent leads him to disaster and an unexpected savior!