Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

James Bond tries to stop an organisation from eliminating a country’s most valuable resource.

James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

While investigating a gold magnate’s smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.