# royale # casino # book

## Casino Royale (1953 book) * ## **Overview** Casino Royale is a 1953 spy novel by Ian Fleming, the first of his James Bond series. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 13 April 1953 and in the United States by Macmillan on 21 April 1953. The story introduces James Bond, a British Secret Service agent, and follows his mission to bankrupt a terrorist financier named Le Chiffre at the eponymous casino in Royale-les-Eaux, France. * ### **Plot** James Bond is sent to Royale-les-Eaux to bankrupt Le Chiffre, a financier who is funding a terrorist organization. Bond is given GBP. 100,000 to gamble with, and he must win enough money to prevent Le Chiffre from recouping his losses. Bond befriends the American agent Felix Leiter and the treasury agent René Mathis, who help him to track down Le Chiffre's associates. Bond also falls in love…