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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100063299100
ISBN-139780063299108
eBay Product ID (ePID)15063416734
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Book TitleDiamond Smugglers : The True Story of an International Crime Ring and Its Downfall, Told by the Creator of James Bond
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEspionage, Law Enforcement
Publication Year2024
GenreTrue Crime, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorIan Fleming
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"It is often difficult to remember that we are not listening to his old hero Mr. James Bond...Several yarns are worthy of the best spy-stories." -- Observer "An exciting and richly fascinating account." -- Sunday Times "Fleming not only had a gift for gripping plots, but an abundantly moreish prose style with pin-sharp descriptions." -- Daily Telegraph "Fleming's books are well-written, pacy, and hard-edged." -- Lee Child, Daily Mail
Dewey Decimal364.1336
SynopsisIn 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias "John Blaize," Fleming chronicled the IDSO's infiltration of the "million-carat network"-the world's most notorious diamond smuggling ring. Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and the majority of the stolen gems wound up in the hands of communist nations. In response, the IDSO commissioned a private army, led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, to penetrate and topple the ring. A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history., THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALL In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias "John Blaize," Fleming chronicled the IDSO's infiltration of the "million-carat network"the world's most notorious diamond smuggling ring. Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and the majority of the stolen gems wound up in the hands of Communist nations. In response, the IDSO commissioned a private army, led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, to penetrate and topple the ring. When the operation was complete, the Sunday Times gave the story to Fleming, who had impressed Sillitoe with his earlier Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever. A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history.
