Ian Fleming
3) Goldfinger
Agent 007 is at a crossroads, antsy and dissatisfied. He even ponders quitting and goes so far as to compose a letter of resignation. He needs something—anything—to keep him in the game.
And what better way to keep James Bond in the game than a gorgeous woman?
When Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world, Ernst Stavro Blofeld,
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Published posthumously, this book is an anthology of three novellas featuring the world's best-known secret agent, James Bond.
In the first story, "Octopussy," the legendary 007 is sent to Jamaica to deal with a rather odd Englishman. Major Dexter Smythe is a proper fellow living in the lap of luxury, but his fondness for eight-legged creatures has resulted in a dangerous experiment that will put Bond in a precarious position.
Bond's
...When 007 turns up at a sleepy American backwoods motel, it doesn't take him long to realize that Vivienne Michel is in a tight spot, and that Sol Horror and Sluggsy Morant are hardened killers bent on destruction. Escaping from a past she doesn't want to relive, Viv turns to James Bond to save her.
This audiobook includes a bonus interview with Rosamund Pike.