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Donald Hamilton

1916–2006

1 series 24 books in order

Donald Hamilton (1916–2006) was an American writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors, working principally in spy fiction as well as crime fiction and westerns. He is best known for his long-running Matt Helm series (1960–1993), which chronicles an undercover counter-agent working for a secret American government agency. Matt Helm titles on our catalog include Death of a Citizen, Murderers' Row, and The Ambushers. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1916
Known for
Matt Helm

Series by Donald Hamilton

Matt Helm

24 books in order · 1960–2002

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How many books has Donald Hamilton written?

We list 24 books by Donald Hamilton across 1 series, published between 1960–2002 — each shown in full reading order.

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Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Murderers' Row.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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