Goldfinger
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Remainder mark
The world's most dangerous man is about to meet his match — and his name is Auric Goldfinger. In Goldfinger, Ian Fleming's seventh James Bond novel, Britain's most lethal secret agent, 007, finds himself locked in a deadly game of wits against the obsessively gold-hoarding villain Auric Goldfinger, a man whose ambitions extend far beyond mere wealth into the realm of catastrophic crime. From the sun-baked fairways of an English golf course to the vaults of Fort Knox, the novel propels Bond through a relentless, globe-spanning pursuit that crackles with tension, dry wit, and ice-cold danger. Fleming's prose is a masterclass in controlled menace — precise, sensual, and propulsive — illustrating how one man's greed can threaten the entire Western financial order. Goldfinger stands as one of the crown jewels of the spy-thriller genre, cementing Bond as a cultural icon whose cool sophistication barely conceals the predatory instincts beneath. First published in 1959, the novel went on to inspire one of cinema's most celebrated films, yet the source material retains a darkness and wit that the screen can only approximate. For those who think they know Bond, the novel asks a compelling question: how well do you truly know the man behind the gun?
Author: Ian Fleming
Format: Hardback
Published: 2008, Jonathan Cape / Penguin (007 imprint)
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Remainder mark
The world's most dangerous man is about to meet his match — and his name is Auric Goldfinger. In Goldfinger, Ian Fleming's seventh James Bond novel, Britain's most lethal secret agent, 007, finds himself locked in a deadly game of wits against the obsessively gold-hoarding villain Auric Goldfinger, a man whose ambitions extend far beyond mere wealth into the realm of catastrophic crime. From the sun-baked fairways of an English golf course to the vaults of Fort Knox, the novel propels Bond through a relentless, globe-spanning pursuit that crackles with tension, dry wit, and ice-cold danger. Fleming's prose is a masterclass in controlled menace — precise, sensual, and propulsive — illustrating how one man's greed can threaten the entire Western financial order. Goldfinger stands as one of the crown jewels of the spy-thriller genre, cementing Bond as a cultural icon whose cool sophistication barely conceals the predatory instincts beneath. First published in 1959, the novel went on to inspire one of cinema's most celebrated films, yet the source material retains a darkness and wit that the screen can only approximate. For those who think they know Bond, the novel asks a compelling question: how well do you truly know the man behind the gun?