Into the Lion's Mouth

The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond

Author  Larry Loftis
Into the Lion's Mouth

International bestseller!

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 sideline, watching with intent interest, was none other than Ian Fleming…

The Serbian was Dusko Popov. As a youngster, he was…