"For those wanting to know the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming's
James Bond, here it is...a work of nonfiction that's more thriller than
biography." --USA Today
"A gripping story about a fascinating man of many talents and faces--and
what makes it all the more intriguing is that its all true!" --Michael
Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Side of
Goodbye
James Bond has nothing on Dusko Popov. A double agent for the Abwehr,
MI5 and MI6, and the FBI during World War II, Popov seduced numerous
women, spoke five languages, and was a crack shot, all while maintaining
his cover as a Yugoslavian diplomat...
On a cool August evening in 1941, a Serbian playboy created a stir at
Casino Estoril in Portugal by throwing down an outrageously large
baccarat bet to humiliate his opponent. The Serbian was a British double
agent, and the money―which he had just stolen from the Germans―belonged
to the British. From the sidelines, watching with intent interest, was
none other than Ian Fleming. . . .
The Serbian was Dusko Popov. As a youngster, he was expelled from his
London prep school. Years later, he would be arrested and banished from
Germany for making derogatory statements about the Third Reich. When
World War II ensued, the playboy became a spy, eventually serving three
dangerous masters: the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6, and the FBI.
Into the Lion's Mouth is a globe-trotting account of a man's
entanglement with espionage, murder, assassins, and lovers―including
enemy spies and a Hollywood leading lady. It is a story of subterfuge
and seduction, patriotism, and cold-blooded courage. It is the story of
Dusko Popov―the inspiration for James Bond.
