"Auric Goldfinger is England's richest man, a ruthless criminal with an insatiable appetite for the world's most precious metal. James Bond's already caught him cheating at cards and golf--but could he also be planning the most audacious gold heist in history? To infiltrate Goldfinger's organization, 007 will have to risk everything--including torture at the hands of the secretive millionaire's Korean henchman, Oddjob. Bond's already seen how this cold-blooded assassin can kill with a well-aimed toss of his razor-rimmed hat, and 007 is determined not to lose his head. Bond hopes the payoff will be uncovering the connection between Goldfinger's latest criminal caper and the notorious Soviet counterespionage unit known as SMERSH"--Page 4 of cover.

"007"--Cover. "First published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape in 1959"--Copyright page.

Part one: Happenstance. Reflections in a double bourbon ; Living it up ; The man with agoraphobia ; Over the barrel ; Night duty ; Talk of gold ; Thoughts in a D.B. III -- Part two: Coincidence. All to play for ; The cup and the lip ; Up at the grange ; The odd-job man ; Long tail on a ghost ; 'If you touch me there... ' ; Things that go thump in the night -- Part three: Enemy action. The pressure room ; The last and the biggest ; Hoods' congress ; Crime de la crime ; Secret appendix ; Journey into holocaust ; The richest man in history ; The last trick ; T.L.C. treatment.