Death of a Citizen

The first installment inthe legendary Matt Helm thrillersMatt Helm, one-timespecial agent for the American government during the Second World War, has leftbehind his violent past to raise a family in Santa Fe, New Mexico. When aformer colleague turns rogue and kidnaps his daughter, Helm is forced to returnto his former life as a deadly and relentless assassin. Originallyreleased in the era of the James Bond novels, the Matt Helm novels wereconsidered grittier and more realistic than Bond, garnering them criticalpraise and an ardent audience.