“The Hildebrand Rarity” is one of the of For Your Eyes Only, collection of five James Bond short stories by Ian Fleming.

Plot summary: In “The Hildebrand Rarity”, Bond is on holiday in the Seychelles Islands with his friend, Fidele Barbey. Through Barbey, Bond meets an uncouth American millionaire named Milton Krest who has offered the two the job of aiding him in the search for a rare fish named “The Hildebrand Rarity.” After agreeing to help, the three as well as Mrs Elizabeth Krest set off aboard the Wavekrest in search of the fish. During the journey Bond learns that Milton verbally and physically abuses everyone around him, specifically his wife whom he punishes with the use of a stingray tail he dubs “The Corrector.” After finding the Hildebrand Rarity, the party returns to the Wavekrest and sets sail for port. Along the way Krest gets drunk and insults Bond and Barbey and also schedules an appointment for his wife with “The Corrector”.

During the same night Bond hears Mr Krest choking, after which Bond discovers Krest has been murdered and the rare fish was stuffed into his mouth. So as not to be entangled in an investigation for the murder of Krest, Bond throws him overboard and cleans up scene of the crime. The following day after the Wavekrest has reached port no one knows what had happened to Mr Krest and all presume he fell overboard. Bond investigates both Barbey and Mrs Krest and finally comes to the conclusion that Mrs Krest had murdered him in an act of revenge for the way in which Milton had treated her, although she never admits to committing the crime and Bond never asks.