After the
success of the first three books, Diamonds Are Forever moves
away from Russia as an enemy to a story centering around Bond's
attempt to infiltrate a diamond smuggling racket run by "The
Spangled Mob". Bond acts as a courier, smuggling a set of diamonds
inside golf balls. This was a device that Fleming had picked up
whilst working in navel intelligence during the second world war
when messages were sent to prisioners of war inside the balls.
The film was
the last in the offical series to star Sean Connery and has very
little to do with the book. Rather than the mob as the enemy, Bond
is up against Blofeld and the film is ultimately forgettable.
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links below for the books and films:
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abebooks.com
- second hand books, including first editions
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The
books and films below are provided in association with
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 Diamonds
Are Forever
Ian
Fleming
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James Bond books
| Moonraker | From
Russia With Love
