 The cultural historians Janet Woollacott and Tony Bennett write that many of the main female characters in Fleming's novels are uncommon, and Tiffany—along with Pussy Galore from "Goldfinger" and Honeychile Rider from "Dr. No"—has been "damaged ... sexually" having previously been raped.The effect of the trauma has led to Tiffany working for the villain, which allows Bond to complete his mission, and align her to a more honest lifestyle.The literary analyst LeRoy L. Panek observes that "Diamonds Are Forever" along with "Goldfinger" and "The Man with the Golden Gun" have gangsters as antagonists rather than as spies; the novel is the only one in the Bond canon without a connection to the Cold War.