Casino Royale

Bond is sent to a casino in Royale-les-Eaux to disgrace the lethal Russian agent Le Chiffre' by ruining him at baccarat and forcing his Soviet spymasters to retire' him, where he soon finds that his quarry is not content to go without a fight. Preferring to work alone, 007 is annoyed to be assigned a female assistant, but his compelling attraction to the enigmatic Vesper Lynd only leads him into further danger