Film · 2006 · Directed by Martin Campbell · Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen
The secret agent's first mission, centred on a high-stakes card game.
The film keeps the book's central story and updates it to a modern setting.
The novel is short and tense.
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
A sleek, fast spy story with glamour, danger and a famous hero at his first big test.
Who will like it: Readers who want to meet James Bond at the beginning, in a tense card game.