Goldfinger

Goldfinger is the seventh novel written by Ian Fleming featuring the infamous British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. Published in 1959, the plot revolves around Bond’s pursuit of Goldfinger, the world’s top gold smuggler and the richest man in England (who also happens to be working with the Soviet assassination agency SMERSH). Goldfinger is followed by For Your Eyes Only.


Ian Fleming (May 28, 1908 - August 12, 1964), the inventive mind behind one of fiction’s most renowned characters, James Bond, was a British author, journalist and naval intelligence officer. His internationally acclaimed Bond stories — full of violence, spying, espionage, colorful locations and beautiful women — are worldwide bestsellers and have been the source material for many Hollywood films. In addition to 12 James Bond novels. Fleming also authored 9 short stories. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on the list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.