 "A View To A Kill" is an abridged title derived from the  Ian Fleming (I) (qv) short story "From A View To A Kill". The  title and the storys French setting and some Russian spies are the  only common story elements of the film and the short story. The  short story was included in the "For Your Eyes Only" short story  anthology which was the first collection of Ian Fleming (I) (qv)  James Bond short stories. This was first published on 11 April 1960.  The collection was subtitled "Five Secret Occasions in the life of  James Bond" and was the eighth James Bond book. The short story was  originally called "The Rough with the Smooth". The name of the Bond  girl in the short story was Mary Ann Russell but this name was not  used for the film.