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The Man with the Golden Gun

by Ian Fleming

1965 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 4 places · 2 primary
Sense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt .45. In the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. Traveling to Jamaica under an assumed name, Bond manages to infiltrate Scaramanga’s organization and soon discovers that the hit man’s criminal ambitions have expanded to include arson, drug smuggling, and industrial sabotage. Worst of all for Bond, Scaramanga has a golden bullet inscribed with the numbers 007—and he’s eager to put it to use. Under the heat of the Caribbean sun, Bond faces a seemingly impossible task: win a duel against the Man with the Golden Gun.

Screen adaptations
  • The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)film

Set in

  • London · United Kingdom
    ★ primary
  • Savanna-la-Mar · Jamaica
    Bond confronts Scaramanga at 3½ Love Lane brothel
    ★ primary
  • Kingston · Jamaica
    Liguanea Club, Bond's Jamaica base
  • Green Island · Jamaica
    Green Island Harbour / Great Morass near Negril, finale setting

Also set in London

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