Diamonds In The Rough: Investigations Into the Worlds of Ian Fleming and James Bond

by Jeremy Duns

So much has been written about James Bond it seems scarcely imaginable there is any more territory to mine. But in Diamonds In The Rough, Jeremy Duns shares the fruits of several years of research into unexplored aspects of Ian Fleming and his universe, from lost novels and screenplays to hidden inspirations. This short ebook collects research previously published in The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph and elsewhere, revised, expanded and fully endnoted. It features six Gold The secret history of the lost Bond novel Per Fine Ounce Uncut Uncovering the attempts to film The Diamond Smugglers Commando James Bond's relationship to special forces history Black Tie The MI6 operation that inspired the pretitles scene in Goldfinger Smersh vs Comparing Fleming's sinister organisation to the real thing Bourne The roots of an unusual premise, from You Only Live Twice to wartime thrillers and beyond

117 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 23, 2014

About the author

Jeremy Duns was born in 1973 and is the author of the acclaimed Paul Dark spy novels. He lives in the Åland islands.

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

"So much has been written about James Bond its seems scarcely imaginable there is any more territory to mine." So reads the blurb on this surprisingly informative book on 007 & Ian Fleming.
Jeremy Duns, after some excellent research, comes up with things I never knew before & I've been a fan of Bond & Fleming for over 40 years!
Of the many treats to be found here I especially liked the background to the lost James Bond novel Per Fine Ounce by Geoffrey Jenkins & the background to the film that was sadly never made of Fleming's story The Diamond Smugglers.
So, if like me, you thought you knew everything about Fleming & Bond then think again & check out this most enlightening read.

[Harry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another interesting Kindle single from Jeremy Duns about the world of James Bond. Six chapters cover various aspects of getting Bond to the screen, missing manuscripts and the real life world of Ian Fleming. For Bond fans eyes only.