Stephen Coulter
Encyclopedia
Stephen Coulter is an English novelist, journalist, and, as James Mayo, the author of several spy and adventure thrillers.
His series character Charles Hood, a James Bond
clone, is an art-loving British spy. Coulter was also friends with Bond creator Ian Fleming
. Both men had served in Royal Navy
Intelligence during World War II
, became reporters, Reuters
correspondents and both eventually wrote for the Sunday Times. Coulter helped Fleming with background details in the first Bond novel, Casino Royale
.
Two of his novels have been filmed, Hammerhead in 1967 and Embassy
in 1972.
His series character Charles Hood, a James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
clone, is an art-loving British spy. Coulter was also friends with Bond creator Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
. Both men had served in Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
Intelligence during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, became reporters, Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
correspondents and both eventually wrote for the Sunday Times. Coulter helped Fleming with background details in the first Bond novel, Casino Royale
Casino Royale (novel)
Casino Royale is Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel. It paved the way for a further eleven novels by Fleming himself, in addition to two short story collections, followed by many "continuation" Bond novels by other authors....
.
Two of his novels have been filmed, Hammerhead in 1967 and Embassy
Embassy (film)
Embassy is a 1972 film based on a spy thriller novel by Stephen Coulter. It was a British film directed by Gordon Hessler, written by John Bird and William Fairchild, and with music scored by Biddu....
in 1972.
Novels (as Stephen Coulter)
- The Loved Enemy [1952]
- Damned Shall be Desire: The Passionate Life of Guy De Maupassant [1958] published in the U.S. as "Damned Shall be Desire: The Loves of Guy De Maupassant "
- The Devil Inside: A Novel of Dostoevsky's Life [1960]
- Threshold [1964]
- Offshore! [1965]
- A Stranger Called the Blues [1968] Published in the U.S. as "Players in a Dark Game". U.K. paperback retitled "Death in the Sun".
- Embassy [1969]
- An Account to Render [1970]
- The Chateau [1974]
- The Soyuz Affair [1977]
- Blood-Tie [1988]
Novels (as James Mayo)
- The Quickness Of The Hand [1952]
- Rebound [1961]
- A Season of Nerves [1962]
- Asking For It [1971]
Charles Hood novels (as James Mayo)
- Hammerhead [1964]
- Let Sleeping Girls Lie [1965]
- Shamelady [1966]
- Once in a Lifetime [1968] published in the U.S. as "Sergeant Death"
- The Man Above Suspicion [1969]