Before there was James Bond, there was Dusko Popov — a real-life double agent who seduced, gambled, and lied his way through World War II. Elegant, fearless, and dangerously clever, Popov lived the life Ian Fleming would later fictionalize. But behind the charm and champagne was a man playing a deadly game between two empires, where one mistake could mean death.

From the glittering casinos of Portugal to secret meetings in London and Berlin, Popov became one of MI6’s most valuable assets — and the Germans’ most trusted spy. His deceptions helped mislead the Nazis about D-Day and shape the outcome of the war. But every lie came with a cost. The playboy spy who inspired 007 would end his life haunted by the truth that fiction could never tell.

This is the astonishing true story of the man who made James Bond possible — the double agent who fooled Hitler’s intelligence service, warned America about Pearl Harbor, and inspired one of the most enduring legends in popular culture. Sometimes, the truth is more thrilling than the movies.

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