From Russia with Love ;James Bond#5

The fifth in the James Bond series and the second novel to be made as a Hollywood Movie( starring Sean Connery as Bond), the plot revolves around the internal criminal syndicate SPECTRE  who wish to revenge the killing of Dr. No by Bond.

In order to entrap Bond SPECTRE's chief planner, Czechoslovak chess grand master Kronsteen, devises a plan to have him attempt to procure a Lektor cryptography device from the Soviets from their consulate in Istanbul.

Rosa Klebb(SPECTRE operative ) and a former SMERSH (Soviet counter-intelligence) colonel, is assigned to oversee the mission and to ensure Grant can carry out Bond's assassination at the right moment.  The book is high octane read and how Bond not only kills the bad elements but at the same time saves his life.