Casino Royale (James Bond #1)

Casino Royale (James Bond #1)JAMES BOND PLAYS A DEADLY GAME OF CHANCE IN IAN FLEMINGS LEGENDARY FIRST 007 NOVEL Le Chiffre is a ruthless operative and the accountant for a soviet SMERSH cell in France, but hes on the verge of disaster after gambling away his clients money. Taking the last of his stash, he lures a dozen wealthy players to a high stakes baccarat game, hoping to hustle his way whole. The British Secret Service would like to see this red thorn plucked from the hide

”—Ali Hazelwood

and the strange beauty that can be found in even the most extreme forms of renunciation

Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection

Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends

a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark

by peeing on him

kept out of school

the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed

half-Vietnamese army captain who arranges to come to America after the Fall of Saigon

always resisting becoming the ‘leftover’ women

With biting hilarity

the apartment she shared with her best friend