From Russia with Love

In this fifth James Bond novel, Ian Fleming crafts a tale of espionage and intrigue.

The story revolves around SMERSH's plan to assassinate Bond and discredit British Intelligence by using Corporal Tatiana Romanova, a Soviet cipher clerk, as bait.

Romanova is instructed to pretend to defect to the British, offering them the Spektor decoding machine.

Bond, sent to Istanbul to collect Romanova and the Spektor, navigates a complex web of Soviet agents, including the deadly Red Grant.

The plot unfolds against the backdrop of Istanbul and the Orient Express, culminating in a tense confrontation that tests Bond's survival skills and loyalty.