Goldfinger, by Ian FlemingRead about another title on the list.
In the grand tradition of villains with oddly appropriate names, one figure outshines all others: the precious-metal-obsessed Goldfinger, star of one of the best Bonds on the page or onscreen. It’s a little ridiculous, maybe a little dirty, and entirely memorable. No one’s ever going to be like, “Goldfinger—which one was that again?”
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--Marshal Zeringue