Stephen Coulter (as James Mayo) wrote five Charles Hood novels of which 'Hammerhead' (1964) was the first. The remaining four (none of which have been filmed) were 'Let Sleeping Girls Lie' (1965); 'Shamelady' (1966); 'Once in a Lifetime' aka 'Sergeant Death' in the USA (1968); and 'The Man Above Suspicion' (1969).
Hammerhead:
There's something intrinsically honest about pornography. The more perverse, the more honest it becomes.
Hood shows his expertise in fine-art by correctly identifying the artist of each painting displayed in the vestibule of his first meeting. However, looking at 'The Turkish Bath' by J-A-D Ingres, he pronounces the artist's surname with two syllables instead of one.
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