From Russia with Love Author:Ian Fleming From Kirkus Reviews — James Bond, Britain's gift to the sado-sexual school of crime fiction, and once again the cold chills- and hot thrills- of his activities are balanced off by the deadly, and presumably authentic, background detail on his old opponent- SMERSH- the official Soviet murder organization. As Kronsteen, the Champion Chess Master, ... more »and a woman, execute the plan that he be ""killed with ignominy"", they use Tatiana, as a lovely lure, and the brutal Grant as their weapon. Aboard the Orient Express, out of Turkey, Bond contends with his adversary- in his first (and last?) appearance. Violently virile.« less