Description:The best-selling thriller which introduced John Craig who, in 1964, was
seriously tipped as the logical successor to James Bond following the
death of Ian Fleming. Craig is a man hardened by war, as a decorated
officer in the elite Special Boat Section and subsequently as a
gun-runner along the North African coast. Attempting to go straight he
becomes a successful businessman back in England, but his past catches
up with him, literally, with a bang as fanatical French soldiers
resisting the move for independence for Algeria mark him for death. A
crack pistol shot and a karate black belt, Craig is well-equipped to
take the fight to the enemy but only with the help of the sinister
Loomis, head of British Intelligence's ruthless 'Department K'. James
Munro was the pen-name of James Mitchell, who went on to even greater
success with his novels, short stories and television scripts for his
iconic spy Callan.