Author | James Mayo |
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Language | English |
Series | Charles Hood |
Genre | Spy thriller |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1964 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Followed by | Let Sleeping Girls Lie |
Hammerhead is a 1964 spy thriller novel written by James Mayo. It was the first in a series of five novels featuring the spy Charles Hood, working for British intelligence. Hood's cover is that of an art dealer, and in this case he is sent by MI6 to infiltrate the luxury yacht of a villain, moored off the French Riviera. Hood discovers a plot to kidnap a British official at a major NATO summit and steal top secret documents.[1]