Comments on: BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> To Helm and Back http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/ reading material to get excited about Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:32:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Cthulhu, Cowboys & Crooks http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-19310 Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Cthulhu, Cowboys & Crooks Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:05:16 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-19310 [...] by Donald Hamilton • ASK THE PARROT by Richard Stark • THE AXE by Donald E. Westlake • THE BETRAYERS by Donald Hamilton • THE CALL OF CTHULHU AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES by H.P. Lovecraft • THE DREAMS [...] [...] by Donald Hamilton • ASK THE PARROT by Richard Stark • THE AXE by Donald E. Westlake • THE BETRAYERS by Donald Hamilton • THE CALL OF CTHULHU AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES by H.P. Lovecraft • THE DREAMS [...]

]]> By: Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Better Than Bond http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-17489 Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Better Than Bond Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:00:26 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-17489 [...] MENACERS by Donald Hamilton - Taking place a few months after the events of THE BETRAYERS, 1968’s book number 11 finds Matt Helm being called up to help out another agency. This novel [...] [...] MENACERS by Donald Hamilton – Taking place a few months after the events of THE BETRAYERS, 1968’s book number 11 finds Matt Helm being called up to help out another agency. This novel [...]

]]> By: R.I.P. Donald Hamilton » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-7784 R.I.P. Donald Hamilton » Bookgasm Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:59:41 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-7784 [...] BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS AUTHOR: • THE BETRAYERS by Donald Hamilton • THE INTIMIDATORS by Donald Hamilton • MURDERERS’ ROW by Donald Hamilton • NIGHT WALKER by Donald Hamilton • TEXAS FEVER by Donald Hamilton • THE VANISHERS by Donald Hamilton [...] [...] BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS AUTHOR: • THE BETRAYERS by Donald Hamilton • THE INTIMIDATORS by Donald Hamilton • MURDERERS’ ROW by Donald Hamilton • NIGHT WALKER by Donald Hamilton • TEXAS FEVER by Donald Hamilton • THE VANISHERS by Donald Hamilton [...]

]]> By: Paul K. http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-4302 Paul K. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:44:58 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-4302 Bruce, How odd. I went to the site yesterday and again just now and it came up fine. Maybe the internet gremlins are just messing with you. By the way, enjoy all the columns. I collect old paperbacks myself--mostly TV tie-in novels (yes, the world NEEDED "Flying Nun" and "That Girl" novels), having grown up on the writing of William Johnston ("Get Smart," "Captain Nice" and many, many more) and Michael Avallone ("Man From U.N.C.L.E." and dozens more). I lay partial blame at their feet for leading me to a life of comic book and media tie-in writing myself. Perhaps one day a tribute to one or both of these pop culture literary luminaries would be in order? Anyway, keep fighting the good fight for all these out-of-print gems. Bruce, How odd. I went to the site yesterday and again just now and it came up fine. Maybe the internet gremlins are just messing with you.

By the way, enjoy all the columns. I collect old paperbacks myself–mostly TV tie-in novels (yes, the world NEEDED “Flying Nun” and “That Girl” novels), having grown up on the writing of William Johnston (“Get Smart,” “Captain Nice” and many, many more) and Michael Avallone (“Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and dozens more). I lay partial blame at their feet for leading me to a life of comic book and media tie-in writing myself. Perhaps one day a tribute to one or both of these pop culture literary luminaries would be in order? Anyway, keep fighting the good fight for all these out-of-print gems.

]]> By: bruce http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 bruce Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:29:50 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-4298 THanks Paul I know abou that website but it seems to have dissapered. When I was writing this column was going to link ot it. But like I said it I think the site has gone the way of the buffalo. THanks Paul I know abou that website but it seems to have dissapered. When I was writing this column was going to link ot it. But like I said it I think the site has gone the way of the buffalo.

]]> By: Paul K. http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-4285 Paul K. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:22:45 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-4285 Bruce, Thanks for highlighting the great Matt Helm books by Donald Hamilton, my all-time-bar-none favorite thriller writer. I discovered these books in 1967 on a spinner rack in John's Bargain Store (Church Avenue in Brooklyn) when I was 12 years old. Those original Gold Medal covers caught my eye (to this day there's nothing quite like those sketchy line drawing covers!) and all it took was reading that first one--in my case, the 4th in the series, THE SILENCERS--to make me a fan for life. I caught up with the ones I had missed and stayed current with the series all the way through to 1993's THE DAMAGERS (as well as locating his various westerns and non-series thrillers in used book stores over the years). My friend Charles Ardai has recently reissued one of the non-series books, NIGHT WALKER in his great Hard Case line, but I urge everyone who likes their spies hardcore and ruthless to (A) ignore the 1960s Dean Martin MATT HELM films (love ya, Dino, but c'mon!) and dismiss the Tony Francioso TV series about some detective named Matt Helm, and (B) locate ANY of the Hamilton books anyway they can and have the read of their lives! (Stephen Hunter comes closest to the non-stop, can't-put-'em-down excitement of Donald Hamilton, but only comes close; nobody'll ever beat the master.) If you're interested in finding out more about Hamilton (still with us and with, reportedly, a last unpublished Helm novel sitting in the drawer!!!) and Helm, the website http://members.aol.com/MacBorden/intro.html has a complete bibliography and bios of both the author and his creation. Bruce,
Thanks for highlighting the great Matt Helm books by Donald Hamilton, my all-time-bar-none favorite thriller writer. I discovered these books in 1967 on a spinner rack in John’s Bargain Store (Church Avenue in Brooklyn) when I was 12 years old. Those original Gold Medal covers caught my eye (to this day there’s nothing quite like those sketchy line drawing covers!) and all it took was reading that first one–in my case, the 4th in the series, THE SILENCERS–to make me a fan for life. I caught up with the ones I had missed and stayed current with the series all the way through to 1993’s THE DAMAGERS (as well as locating his various westerns and non-series thrillers in used book stores over the years). My friend Charles Ardai has recently reissued one of the non-series books, NIGHT WALKER in his great Hard Case line, but I urge everyone who likes their spies hardcore and ruthless to (A) ignore the 1960s Dean Martin MATT HELM films (love ya, Dino, but c’mon!) and dismiss the Tony Francioso TV series about some detective named Matt Helm, and (B) locate ANY of the Hamilton books anyway they can and have the read of their lives! (Stephen Hunter comes closest to the non-stop, can’t-put-’em-down excitement of Donald Hamilton, but only comes close; nobody’ll ever beat the master.)

If you’re interested in finding out more about Hamilton (still with us and with, reportedly, a last unpublished Helm novel sitting in the drawer!!!) and Helm, the website http://members.aol.com/MacBorden/intro.html has a complete bibliography and bios of both the author and his creation.

]]> By: FRIDAY AFTERNOON REGASM >> 7.14.06 » Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/bullets-broads-blackmail-bombs-to-helm-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-4127 FRIDAY AFTERNOON REGASM >> 7.14.06 » Bookgasm Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:54:34 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=703#comment-4127 [...] Bruce Grossman used this week’s BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS column to make an impassioned appeal for the return of Matt Helm via reissues of Donald Hamilton’s original stories. I get that these books are good, but I really don’t like the name "Matt Helm." Do adults named Matthew still go by "Matt"? I think Matthew Helm is a good spy name. Or maybe it’s Matthias. Hmmm. Anyway, we also were treated to full-color covers for THE VANISHERS, THE INTIMIDATORS and THE BETRAYERS. Yes, I tried to come up with a funny, fourth book as a joke, but I couldn’t think of one. [...] [...] Bruce Grossman used this week’s BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS column to make an impassioned appeal for the return of Matt Helm via reissues of Donald Hamilton’s original stories. I get that these books are good, but I really don’t like the name "Matt Helm." Do adults named Matthew still go by "Matt"? I think Matthew Helm is a good spy name. Or maybe it’s Matthias. Hmmm. Anyway, we also were treated to full-color covers for THE VANISHERS, THE INTIMIDATORS and THE BETRAYERS. Yes, I tried to come up with a funny, fourth book as a joke, but I couldn’t think of one. [...]

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