Dr No, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider, his beautiful girl Friday, have been captured trespassing on Dr No's secluded Caribbean island. Soon, they are fighting for their lives in a murderous game of Dr No's choosing.
British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to play in a high-stakes baccarat game in an effort to take down Le Chiffre, a financier for the villainous SMERSH. Things get more complex when Bond is partnered with Vesper Lynd, a beautiful and smart MI6 employee with a dark secret. James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in 20th-century literature. In addition to the 12 novels and 9 short stories written by Ian Fleming, there have been over 40 novels and short stories written about the spy by other authors, and 26 films produced, starring actors such as Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as 007.
Goldfinger is an adapted Intermediate level reader written by Ian Fleming. Another classic in the James Bond series, this story see's 007 meet the mysterious Auric Goldfinger who is a clever cheat. Soon, Bond discovers he is part of an evil plan which could kill many people. Can he prevent it in time?