The Diamond Smugglers

Behind the glitter of the world's diamonds lies a dangerous world of secrecy, deception, and international smuggling.

In The Diamond Smugglers, Ian Fleming investigates the illicit diamond trade in Africa, drawing on the experiences of a real-life diamond investigator and his efforts to uncover the networks behind the illegal movement of precious stones. Fleming combines investigative journalism, travel, espionage, and firsthand accounts to reveal the shadowy world surrounding the diamond trade.

Written with the pace and atmosphere that later became characteristic of Fleming's famous fiction, this fascinating work offers a different side of the author of James Bond: the journalist and investigator.