Diamonds Are Forever By Ian Fleming

How many comically named gangsters does it take to smuggle diamonds from Sierra Leone to Las Vegas? According to Ian Fleming’s Diamonds are Forever novel, a whole army’s worth, some of whom have names less funny than others. Yes, listeners, it’s back to the world of the literary 007 this week. Mathieu and Edgar relax as they cleanse their skin in a steamy mud bath (separate tubs, please), the debate the merits of spending 3 pages describing an auction in which steamship passengers guess how many miles they’ll travel the next day, try to make a case for Tiffany Case, and learn a new meaning to ending a book on a wet noodle.