Matt Helm Books in Order
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The Matt Helm series, created by Donald Hamilton and published between 1960 and 2002, follows the adventures of Matt Helm, a secret agent who transitions from a peaceful life to a career in espionage. Set primarily within the context of Cold War operations, the series features Helm carrying out missions for a secret American agency, often involving international intrigue and danger. The novels consistently explore themes of duty, transformation, and the moral complexities of spy work.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1960 · Donald Hamilton
Death of a Citizen is a 1960 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the first in a series featuring the character Matt Helm. The story follows Helm, a former…
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1960 · Donald Hamilton
The Wrecking Crew is a 1960 spy novel by Donald Hamilton. It is the second book in the Matt Helm series, which follows a counter-agent and assassin.…
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The Removers is a spy novel written by Donald Hamilton and published in 1961. It is the third book in the series featuring Matt Helm, a counter-agent…
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1962 · Donald Hamilton
Murderers' Row is a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton. It is the fifth book in the Matt Helm series, a character who was a Second World War assassin.…
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1963 · Donald Hamilton
The Ambushers is a 1967 American spy comedy film directed by Henry Levin and based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Donald Hamilton. It is the…
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Buy on Amazon1964 · Donald Hamilton
A 1964 novel by Donald Hamilton. Agent Matt Helm finds a fellow agent dead in a Canadian motel room, his face corroded by acid, an unpeaceful death…
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1964 · Donald Hamilton
The Shadowers is a novel by Donald Hamilton first published in 1964. It continues the exploits of assassin Matt Helm and is the seventh novel in the…
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1966 · Donald Hamilton
The Betrayers is the tenth novel in the Matt Helm spy series by Donald Hamilton, which began with Death of a Citizen in 1960. First published in…
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1968 · Donald Hamilton
The Menacers is a 1968 novel by Donald Hamilton, part of the Matt Helm spy series. It was the eleventh book in the series and the first published…
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1969 · Donald Hamilton
The Interlopers is the twelfth novel in the Matt Helm spy series by Donald Hamilton, first published in 1969. It is part of the middle period of the…
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The Intriguers, published in 1972, is the fourteenth novel in the Matt Helm spy series by Donald Hamilton. It features the titular character, a…
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The Intimidators is the fifteenth novel in the Matt Helm secret agent series by Donald Hamilton. It was published in 1974. The book follows the…
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Buy on Amazon1975 · Donald Hamilton
The Terminators by Donald Hamilton is a spy novel published in April 1975. It is the sixteenth book in the Matt Helm series. The novel was the first…
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1976 · Donald Hamilton
The Retaliators is the seventeenth novel in the Matt Helm secret agent series by Donald Hamilton. It was published in 1976 and was nominated for an…
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1982 · Donald Hamilton
THE DETONATORS (Matt Helm, No 22) is a 1982 book by Donald Hamilton. It is part of the series Matt Helm. Catalog genres: Spy Fiction, Literary…
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1982 · Donald Hamilton
The Revengers is a 1982 novel by Donald Hamilton, part of the Matt Helm secret agent series. It was the first book in the series to be published…
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1983 · Donald Hamilton
The Annihilators, published in 1983, is the twentieth novel in the Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton. It features the secret agent Matt Helm in a…
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1984 · Donald Hamilton
The Infiltrators is the twenty-first novel in the Matt Helm spy series by Donald Hamilton, first published in 1984. The book continues the adventures…
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Buy on Amazon1986 · Donald Hamilton
The Vanishers is a 1986 spy novel by Donald Hamilton. It is the twenty-third book in a series of novels featuring the adventures of assassin Matt…
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1987 · Donald Hamilton
The Demolishers, published in 1987, is a novel in the long-running secret agent series Matt Helm by Donald Hamilton. The book features the titular…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Donald Hamilton
The Frighteners is a 1989 book by Donald Hamilton. It is part of the series Matt Helm. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction. The listed edition runs 314…
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The Threateners is a spy novel written by Donald Hamilton and published in 1992. It is the twenty-sixth book in the Matt Helm series and marks the…
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The Damagers is a 1993 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, part of the Matt Helm series. It is the twenty-seventh book in the series, which began in 1960…
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2002 · Donald Hamilton
The Dominators is an unpublished novel by Donald Hamilton, written in the early 2000s. It was meant to be the 28th book in Hamilton's Matt Helm spy…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonMatt Helm - Death of a Citizen
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Matt Helm - Death of a Citizen is a novel in the Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton, featuring the titular character as a U.S. government…
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Matt Helm - Murderers' Row is a novel in the Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton, featuring the titular character as a U.S. government counter-agent.…
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This is Matt Helm's sixth assignment, and starts off with him in the jungles of Costa Verde, where he meets the spectacularly seductive Russian agent…
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The third installment of the acclaimed series. Helm receives a plea from his ex-wife--his family is in danger at the hands of an enemy agent…
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The is Matt Helm's seventh assignment, he is married to a woman so he can protect her from assassination. (Description courtesy of Penguin Random…
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The thrilling series continues as Helm is sent to Mexico to extract an agent, but she is killed before he arrives. Trapped south of the border, he…
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The thrilling series continues with the second installment, as Helm returns to active duty with the Service, receives his new code-name, and is sent…
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Agent Matt Helm must track down a mad scientist who could potentially kill millions in this heart-stopping instalment of the Matt Helm thriller…
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Despite not believing in aliens, legendary agent Matt Helm is sent to Mexico to investigate the appearance of a flying saucer. His mission is to…
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When an agent that Matt Helm knew is murdered he takes it upon himself to solve the riddle of the killer's identity. But the deeper he digs the more…
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A spider-web of mystery and intrigue! Matt Helm is sent on a mission to assassinate an enemy agent and locate a person presumed missing in the…
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Matt Helm takes a vacation to Mexico for a well-earned break when someone attempts to murder him by shooting him in the back. Helm cuts the vacation…
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At a funeral of an old friend, Matt Helm takes a trip down memory lane and sparks a romance that he thought was safely locked in the past. But with…
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Helm is sent on a secret mission to Norway, but things soon turn complicated when his partner, posing as his wife, is assassinated. (Description…
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A man wakes up in a hospital in Canada. He has survived a plane crash, but his memory has been completely wiped - he has no idea who he is. Then in…
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A terrorist outfit from Costa Verde was pressuring Matt Helm to do a job for them. Something simple like assassinating the president of Costa Verde.…
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Matt Helm was aware of Bultman - a legendary assassin, the leader of a group of fanatical revolutionaries, an ambitious criminal - but he had no…
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The lady was a spy. Maybe. Brains. Beauty. Ambition. Lawyer Madeleine Ellershaw had it all. Until the day nine years ago when she took her husband's…
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Matt is back to pretending to be a seagoing agent again, this time trying to track down the son of Raoul Caselius. Roland Caselius has started his…
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A drug lord puts a million dollar bounty on the head of a journalist who wrote some nasty things about the drug trade. When the journalist is killed,…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Matt Helm books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Death of a Citizen”. Start with “Death of a Citizen.”
How many books are in the Matt Helm series?
We list 44 books by Donald Hamilton , published between 1960–2017.
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