Donald Hamilton crafted compelling narratives, primarily within the spy fiction genre. His most recognized works delve into the life of Matt Helm, an operative navigating the perilous world of espionage and assassination. Hamilton's signature style is marked by a brisk, matter-of-fact tone, often laced with dry humor, detailing intense action with a professional detachment. This narrative approach imbues his characters with depth, highlighting their role as professionals executing dangerous assignments.
Matt Helm has been assigned to impersonate a newlywed oilman, Horace Cody, who has been dabbling in arms dealing. Something tells Matt that the Mexican will not last long . . . and he is more right than he knows! The twenty-fifth in this spine-tingling, hard-hitting series.
John Emmett, a chemist who worked for the U.S. government during WWII, is enroute to a new job in California. When his car dies, he hitches a ride with a woman, Ann Nicholson, who may or may not have amnesia, who may or may not have murdered someone, and who may or may not be crazy.
John Parrish, an Easterner come West to recover from war wounds, did not count on trouble in the Basin. But when feuding bullies shot the sheriff and one of Parrish's cowhands, Parrish decided to pick up a gun and prove to the locals that a skinny tenderfoot would--and could--defend his land.
