Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming by Andrew Lycett

We all know about James Bond, the world's most famous secret agent, but how many of us are familiar with his creator, Ian Fleming? In this exciting full-length biography, Andrew Lycett tells the story of Ian Fleming's life, which was just as dramatic as that of his fictional creation. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, Fleming joined Britain's Naval Intelligence Division at the start of the Second World War, masterminding many covert operations and liaising at the highest level with the American secret services. He subsequently worked as a newspaper executive and, in 1953, realized a long-held dream when he published a novel called Casino Royale and so introduced James Bond to the world.

Set in extravagant locations in England, Switzerland, Jamaica, and the United States, his life was peopled with luminaries such as Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Noel Coward, Evelyn Wauch, Sean Connery, and Bond film producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli. With direct access to Fleming's family and friends, Lycett goes behind the complicated facade of this remarkable man. Ian Fleming by Andrew Lycett is biography at its best -- a glittering portrait of the brilliant and enigmatic man who created Agent 007.

St. Martin's Press, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2013