Editing Ian Fleming (section)

==== The "traitor within" ====
From the opening novel in the series, the theme of treachery was strong. Bond's target in ''Casino Royale'', [[Le Chiffre]], was the paymaster of a French communist trade union, and the overtones of a fifth column struck a chord with the largely British readership, as Communist influence in the trade unions had been an issue in the press and parliament,{{sfn|Black|2005|p=5}} especially after the defections of Burgess and Maclean in 1951.{{sfn|Lycett|1996|p=221}} The "traitor within" theme continued in ''Live and Let Die'' and ''Moonraker''.{{sfn|Black|2005|p=16}}