This defentive biography of author Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond 007, contains much previously unpublished and highly controversial new material. Andrew Lycett's direct access to Fleming's family, friends and contemporaries has enabled him to reveal - for the first time - the truth behind the complicated facade of this enigmatic and remarkable man. With an extraordinary cast if characters, this is biography at is best-part history, part gossip and part an informed reassessment of one of this century's most celebrated yet mysterious personalities. This is an exemplary biography, beautifully written, fast paced and extremely perceptive Selina Hastings, Sunday Telegraph A fascinating historical work ...Mark Porter, Sunday Express.