Diamonds are Forever: Read the fourth gripping unforgettable James Bond novel

Ian Fleming

Jul 2012 · Random House

About this ebook

There's no better time to rediscover James Bond.

The Spangled Mob are no ordinary American gangsters.

They prey on the addictions of the wealthy and treat the poor as collateral. Their ruthless desire for power and fierce brotherly loyalty make them deadly and invincible.

James Bond must go deep undercover in his urgent new assignment: to destroy their millionaire masterminds, Jack and Seraffimo Spang.

But the Spangs' cruel influence is everywhere, from dusty African diamond mines to the frenzied gambling dens of Las Vegas. Can Bond find his men before his cover is blown?

'Bond is a hero for all time' Jeffrey Deaver

Ratings and reviews

Fleming had a great way of mixing spy adventure with world travelogue and cultural comparison of his day. The book and film aren't too much alike, but both are fascinating and evoke different eras. Exciting, gritty and hard to put down.

Another great read from Ian Fleming, read them all in sequence and they build up a picture of what a spy was and maybe is. Way better than the films, especially Roger Moore ones.

O.k adventure for James bond, doesn't rely heavily on the diamond element.

About the author

Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first job was at Reuters news agency after which he worked briefly as a stockbroker before working in Naval Intelligence during the Second World War. His first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and was an instant success. Fleming went on to write thirteen other Bond books as well as two works of non-fiction and the children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Bond books have sold over sixty million copies and earned praise from figures such as Raymond Chandler who called Fleming ‘the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England’ and President Kennedy who named From Russia with Love as one of his favourite books. The books inspired a hugely successful series of film adaptations which began in 1962 with the release of Dr No, starring Sean Connery as 007. Fleming was married to Anne Rothermere with whom he had a son, Caspar. He died in 1964. www.ianfleming.com