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By: BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Solid Gold

BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Solid Gold — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:09:57 +0000

[...] BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF DONALD HAMILTON: • THE AMBUSHERS by Donald Hamilton • THE BETRAYERS by Donald Hamilton • THE DEVASTATORS by Donald Hamilton • [...]

By: Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Mr. Warmth

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:01:21 +0000

[...] BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF DONALD HAMILTON: • THE AMBUSHERS by Donald Hamilton • THE BETRAYERS by Donald Hamilton • THE DEVASTATORS by Donald Hamilton • [...]

By: Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Cthulhu, Cowboys & Crooks

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:04:06 +0000

[...] PRESENTS FIFTY YEARS OF CRIME AND SUSPENSE • ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S ONCE UPON A DREADFUL TIME • THE AMBUSHERS by Donald Hamilton • ASK THE PARROT by Richard Stark • THE AXE by Donald E. Westlake • THE [...]

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:37:31 +0000

James – Shadowers is on my list of Helm books I don’t have. I do own The Intriguers which will be read at some point.

By: James

James — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:32:27 +0000

The one-two punch of The Ambushers/The Shadowers is a personal favorite of mine. I also love The Intriguers, in which the US government basically tries to overthrow Helm’s little group of spooks. (As you can imagine, Helm’s outfit strikes back.) Anyone who thinks James Bond is a cold-blooded assassin hasn’t met Matt Helm. Bond would never kill innocents, but Helm realizes the end sometimes has to justify the means. If Bond reports that a bitch is dead, Helm is usually the one who made her that way.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:46:40 +0000

I own Action Man and will be put in my to be read pile which is never ending

By: mtmorgan

mtmorgan — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:29:21 +0000

Hamilton’s great. A storyteller’s storyteller. Ever read any Jay Flynn? His McHugh series is tough and enjoyable 60’s spy stuff. And his standalone, Action Man, is really fantastic.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:25:26 +0000

Paul trust there is nothing that would male me happier then just read all the Helms I’ve got waiting. I do have Hamilton’s non fiction book on hunting. I’ll find a place to crowbar that one into one of my columns.

By: Paul Kupperberg

Paul Kupperberg — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:52:59 +0000

Bruce,
Your reviews made my day. I’m a diehard Hamilton fan from way back (I read my first Helm novel in 1967, aged 12) and have read every book of his I could get my hands on over the years. The majority of the Helms are still on my shelf, although his westerns and non-series books seem to have disappeared over the years, and, a few times a year, I’ll get the urge to pull one down and re-read. I think THE AMBUSHERS is next.

Paul

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:41:03 +0000

That’s a bit of a drive for me Larry. I’m live in Mass. But thanks anyway for the tip. Actually someone I chat with has the Damagers and Shadowers and were working on a trade.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:19:43 +0000

Hey Bruce, Great reviews of these Matt Helm books by Donald Hamilton. I’ve always wanted to read these since I’ve heard so much positive things about these books. I love Bond, but I’m always looking for other secret agents to read about. Plus I prefer older books from the 60’s and 70’s. It will be neat to see how Hamilton really envisioned Helm instead of how Dean Martin played him.

By: larry e

larry e — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:02:30 +0000

Bruce,
I don’t know where you’re located, but I recently visited a used bookstore in Cheboygan, MI that had quite a few Helms. It was mostly the early stuff but I do remember seeing The Damagers on the shelf. Perhaps if you do a yellow pages search on Yahoo, you can get a phone number and give a call to see if he has what you need. Unfortunately, we were on vaction and it’s a 10 hour drive for me to get back there or I would volunteer. All books were 1/2 cover price–so on the early ones you’re looking at less than a buck apiece.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:49:20 +0000

Larry I’ve been beating the reissue drum for Helm since the first time I covered him. I actually came across a much better copy of Death Of A Citizen instead of the one I had which was totally falling apart and I think one of the first printings. What really gets me is that only one Hamilton book has been reissued. ONE!

By: larry e

larry e — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:27:15 +0000

Don’t know why they’re not reprinting the Matt Helm books in quality trade paperbacks like Hammett, Ross MacDonald, and Chandler. I’d be more than happy to retire my fading Fawcetts and read nice new editions. I’d gladly pay $15-20 per volume.
-and thanks, you covered 3 of my favorites (but with Helm, aren’t they all?)
Larry E