Matt Helm - The Menacers

If Mickey Spillane had written spy novels, his heroes might have resembled Donald Hamilton's rough, tough Matt Helm. This 1960's series has recently been republished. The hero, the stories, and the dialogue are intact. The story lines are somewhat dated, but the action is still good.In this particular novel, Matt Helm goes to Mexico to sort out an alleged UFO sighting, and stumbles knee-deep into a multi-sided interagency war. It is unclear right to the end whom he can trust and whom he might have to kill. Well recommended as a good read.

Matt Helm is an agent for a super-secret agency that operates in the shadows and does the tough work no one wants to admit needs doing. Not only does he have a license to kill, but he knows intimately that feelings and emotions have no place in this business and if you are too cautious and too moralistic that agent you only wounded might come back up firing at you. This one involves UFOs and strange ray guns and other mysterious sightings. It involves another espionage agency out to do Helm wrong. It involves his early nemesis the gorgeous Nayda. It takes the reader deep into Mexico and into the Sea of Cortez. Gritty, fast paced, unsentimental, and simply a damn good read.

I've read the James Bond novels but they cannot compare to Matt Helm. There isn't any spy or government agent tougher than he is. Donald Hamilton created the perfect protagonist. His stories are perfect for adventure junkies like myself.I will be waiting anxiously for the next book in the series.

Ahh, the wonders of a good UFO story. Of course, since this is a Matt Helm story too, you know those crafty commies have to be involved. So sun, fun, and tall tales for all on the western Mexico seaboard.

I have been a fan of the Matt Helm novels since I first encountered them in the early 1960's. Donald Hamilton is not a great writer, but he is a creator of good plots and believably ambivalent characters. The violence in the books is not dwelt on in detail, but is treated in a matter-of-fact, this-is-the-way-the-world-is manner that may seem too cold blooded for some readers.

I did not like the Dean Martin movies with Dean In the Matt helm role he was the worst one they could have chosen for the role

Kind of slower pace than usual predictable ending but still a good read

I love the Donald Hamilton books. Initially read them in paperback. Love to have them in digital memory on my Kindle.

Another enjoyable Matt Helm adventure sees our intrepid hero in Mexico, on the trail of a threat to the USA in the shape of flying saucers! Or perhaps the true enemy is rather more terrestrial... As usual, a key part of Helm's job is to work out whose side everyone is on. Can his allies all be trusted? And could his enemies not all be so hostile after all?Easy to read and very entertaining, this is perhaps not one the very best of the Helm series, but definitely deserves four full stars.

Another fast paced and exciting book! I enjoyed the story and the plot twists and the characters were true to form! Looking forward to the next in the series!

A good book in a great spy series.

Enjoyed as I do all the Matt Helm books, which means I enjoyed this one a lot!