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ⓘ About Donald Hamilton
Donald Hamilton was a famous Swedish-American author, who liked to write short stories, novels, and nonfiction books. His novels are mostly paperbacks and consist of spy fiction, westerns, and crime fictions. Author Hamilton is particularly famous for writing the long running Matt Helm series. This series chronicles the exciting action-packed adventures of the undercover counter agent/assassin named Matt Helm, who works for a secret agency under the common of the American government. Anthony Boucher, a well known critic, has praised Hamilton by saying that he has brought the authentic, hard realism to spy novels, and all his stories are compelling and filled with truthful espionage. Author Hamilton was born as Donald Bengtsson Hamilton on March 24, 1916.
All Book Series by Donald Hamilton
The Greatest Western Stories of the 20th Century
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1998
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Who is Donald Hamilton?
Donald Hamilton was a famous Swedish-American author, who liked to write short stories, novels, and nonfiction books. His novels are mostly paperbacks and consist of spy fiction, westerns, and crime fictions. Author Hamilton is particularly famous for writing the long running Matt Helm series.
Which Donald Hamilton series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Matt Helm series, the earliest of Donald Hamilton's multi-book series: it opens with Death of a Citizen (1960) and runs to 27 books across 1960–1993, ending with The Damagers (1993).
How many books has Donald Hamilton written?
Donald Hamilton has 43 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1947 and 1998. 27 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Matt Helm series with 27 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Donald Hamilton's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Donald Hamilton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Matt Helm (1960–1993, 27 books).
How are Donald Hamilton's books organised into series?
This guide splits Donald Hamilton's 43 books into 1 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Matt Helm (27 books, 1960–1993).