"The Wreck of the Mary Deare" author Hammond ___ (5)
I believe the answer is:
innes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the wreck of the mary deare author hammond</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for innes that I've seen before include "English thriller writer" , "British thriller writer, Hammond ___ , d. 1998" , "Hammond - - (author)" , "Action thriller writer, Hammond" .)