The diamond smugglers / Ian Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964.

Contributor:

Roberta S. & Leonard S. Leibman, W'53 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diamond smuggling--Africa.

Diamond smuggling.

Africa.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

104 pages : maps ; 21 cm

Edition:

Thomas & Mercer edition.

Place of Publication:

Las Vegas, NV : Thomas & Mercer, 2013.

Summary:

James Bond creator Ian Fleming recounts one of history's most thrilling true spy stories: the International Diamond Security Organization's three-year campaign to break the "million-carat network," the world's most notorious gem-smuggling ring. The Diamond Smugglers is the riveting account of the clandestine operation led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe to infiltrate the international criminal enterprise that was fleecing Africa often million dollars worth of diamonds each year. In an extraordinary feat of investigative journalism, Fleming follows the trail of illicit jewels from Monrovia and Johannesburg to Moscow, from the heavily guarded quarries where the stones are mined to the office suites where well-dressed racketeers plot their next audacious caper. A tale of move and countermove set against the backdrop of post-World War II tension, The Diamond Smugglers is the story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Million-Carat Network 1

2 The Gem Beach 13

3 The Diamond Detectives 26

4 The Safe House 37

5 Enter Mr. Orford 48

6 The Million-Pound Gamble 59

7 Senator Witherspoon's Diamond Mine 68

8 The Heart of the Matter 83

9 'Monsieur Diamant' 91.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Roberta S. & Leonard S. Leibman, W'53 Fund.

ISBN:

9781612185484

1612185487

OCLC:

839909911

Publisher Number:

99968843540