Goldfinger

Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape in 1959.

Main Author: Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Las Vegas, NV : Thomas & Mercer, 2012.
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Summary: Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape in 1959.
Bond is charged by both the Bank of England and MI5 to discover the intentions of Auric Goldfinger, the wealthiest man in the country, a well-known crook, and a suspected mass murderer.
Physical Description: 280 pages
ISBN: 9781612185507
1612185509
Author Notes: Ian Lancaster Fleming was born on May 28, 1908, in London, England. He attended Eton College and then the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He left there after a year to go study languages in Munich and Geneva.

Fleming served as the Moscow correspondent for the Reuters News Agency from 1929 till 1933. he then became a banker and a stockholder in London until the beginning of World War II. When the war began, Fleming became the personal assistant to the Director of British Naval Intelligence, where he learned most of his espionage terms. When the war was over, he worked as the foreign manager of The Sunday Times in London.

Fleming wrote twelve James Bond novels, nearly all of which were made into Motion Pictures. His works included: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, and For Your eyes Only. He of died of a heart attack on August 12, 1964.

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