A monumental edifice of a book that at first glance seems somewhat daunting.

Huge, immensely detailed.

Walloping.

Detailed.

Elegant.

A monumental record of Fleming’s life.

An exceptional novelist and a prodigious researcher, Shakespeare has drawn on two earlier, eminently readable biographies...and with some new material, produced a compelling narrative that justifies his rather bold subtitle 'The Complete Man'..

This richly detailed, well-documented, and exquisitely written biography is highly recommendable to fans of Fleming, Bond, or both..

Exemplary.

A fresh appraisal.