''The Poisoners'' was the first
Matt Helm
Matt Helm is a fictional character created by American author Donald Hamilton (1916-2006). Helm is a U.S. government counter-agent, a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of t ...
novel of the 1970s. It was first published in 1971, as the thirteenth novel in the spy series by
Donald Hamilton
Donald Bengtsson Hamilton (March 24, 1916 – November 20, 2006) was an American writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. His novels consist mostly of paperback originals, principally spy fiction, but also crime ...
.
Plot summary
After a novice secret agent (Annette from ''
The Menacers
''The Menacers'', first published in 1968, was the eleventh novel in the Matt Helm spy series by Donald Hamilton and the first published since the launch of the ''Matt Helm'' film series starring Dean Martin.
Plot summary
For reasons unknown, fl ...
'') is murdered—assassin Matt Helm (code name "Eric") is assigned to eliminate her killer, and find out why she was killed in the first place.
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Synopsis and summary
1971 American novels
Matt Helm novels
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