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Country
  
United States

Series
  
Matt Helm

Media type
  
Print (Paperback)

Author
  
Donald Hamilton

Followed by
  
Murderers' Row

Genres
  
Spy fiction, Novel

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Language
  
English

Publication date
  
1962

Originally published
  
1962

Preceded by
  
The Removers

Publisher
  
Fawcett Publications

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Similar
  
Donald Hamilton books, Matt Helm books, Other books

The silencers 1966


The Silencers is the title of a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin Matt Helm.

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Plot summary

When a female agent in Mexico is killed before Helm can complete his mission to extract her, he finds himself teamed up with the woman's sister as he fights to save the lives of a number of scientists and Congressmen.

Film adaptation

The Silencers has the distinction of being the first Matt Helm novel adapted as a film. The movie version was released in 1966 and starred Dean Martin as Helm. Rather than follow Hamilton's storyline, the filmmakers took elements of the plot, combined it with elements of the first Helm book, Death of a Citizen, and cast the story in a comedic vein, spoofing the James Bond film franchise.

References

The Silencers Wikipedia