 Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was born in Uppsala, Sweden. In 1924, he and his parents emigrated to the U.S.A. Hamilton attended the University in Chicago where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree. He is the creator of 'Matt Helm', an assassin working for a secret U.S. Government agency. Hamilton also wrote several western novels. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Matt Helm' Novels | |
| 1) Death of a Citizen | 1960 |
| 2) The Wrecking Crew | 1960 |
| 3) The Removers | 1961 |
| 4) The Silencers | 1962 |
| 5) Murderer's Row | 1962 |
| 6) The Ambushers | 1963 |
| 7) The Shadowers | 1964 |
| 8) The Ravagers | 1964 |
| 9) The Devastators | 1965 |
| 10) The Betrayers | 1966 |
| 11) The Menacers | 1968 |
| 12) The Interlopers | 1969 |
| 13) The Poisoners | 1971 |
| 14) The Intriguers | 1972 |
| 15) The Intimidators | 1974 |
| 16) The Terminators | 1975 |
| 17) The Retaliators | 1976 |
| 18) The Terrorizers | 1977 |
| 19) The Revengers | 1982 |
| 20) The Annihilators | 1983 |
| 21) The Infiltrators | 1984 |
| 22) The Detonators | 1985 |
| 23) The Vanishers | 1986 |
| 24) The Demolishers | 1987 |
| 25) The Frighteners | 1989 |
| 26) The Threateners | 1992 |
| 27) The Damagers | 1993 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Date with Darkness | 1947 |
| 2) The Steel Mirror | 1948 |
| 3) Murder Twice Told (Novelets) | 1950 |
| 4) Night Walker (UK Title: Rough Company [1954]) | 1954 |
| 5) Line of Fire | 1955 |
| 6) Assignment: Murder (Also published as: Assassins Have Starry Eyes [1966]) | 1956 |
| 7) The Mona Intercept | 1980 |