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Fleming’s fourth Bond novel was inspired by a 1954 Sunday Times article about diamond smuggling in Africa.

: The antagonists are the Spangled Mob , led by the unglamorous brothers Jack and Seraffimo Spang. Diamonds Are Forever

: Fleming conducted deep research for the book, even interviewing a former MI5 head who was working for De Beers at the time. The 1971 Film: A Campy Return Fleming’s fourth Bond novel was inspired by a

" Diamonds Are Forever " is a fascinating entry in the James Bond canon, serving as both a hard-boiled 1956 novel by Ian Fleming and a campy 1971 film that marked Sean Connery's final "official" turn as 007. The Original Novel (1956) Diamonds Are Forever