In the first of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, 007 declares war on Le Chiffre, French communist and paymaster of the Soviet murder organization SMERSH.
Fleming developed the James Bond character in Goldfinger, presenting him as a more complex individual than in the previous novels. In this Bond not only protects the British interests rather takes an international role of protecting the American interests as well . The main villain of the novel is Auric Goldfinger( who has a fascination for gold including having his women in Gold), who is also suspected by MI6 of being connected to SMERSH, the Soviet counter-intelligence organisation. As well as establishing the background to the smuggling operation, Bond uncovers a much larger plot: Goldfinger plans to steal the gold reserves of the United States from Fort Knox.
