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The Intriguers, first published in 1972, was the fourteenth novel in the Matt Helm
Matt Helm

Matt Helm is a fictional character created by author Donald Hamilton. He is a U.S. government counteragent—a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of the term as used in spy thrillers....
 spy series by Donald Hamilton
Donald Hamilton

Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was a United States writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. His novels consist mostly of paperback originals, principally spy fiction but also crime fiction and Western fictions....
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The Intriguers, first published in 1972, was the fourteenth novel in the Matt Helm
Matt Helm

Matt Helm is a fictional character created by author Donald Hamilton. He is a U.S. government counteragent—a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of the term as used in spy thrillers....
 spy series by Donald Hamilton
Donald Hamilton

Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was a United States writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. His novels consist mostly of paperback originals, principally spy fiction but also crime fiction and Western fictions....
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This novel is a direct follow-up to The Poisoners
The Poisoners

The Poisoners was the first Matt Helm novel of the 1970s. It was first published in 1971, as the thirteenth novel in the spy series by Donald Hamilton....
. It is also the first book in the Matt Helm series to focus on Helm's superior, Mac, whose full name is revealed for the first time as Arthur McGillivray Borden. The storyline of this book is rather uncharacteristic because, instead of fighting terrorists and enemy names, Helm and Mac work together to bring down unfriendly elements from within their own government, in particular a man who is threatening Mac's authority.

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