tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post4552881364917279440..comments2024-03-28T11:13:05.893-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: Donald Hamilton DiesJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-9412656195999193212010-04-02T23:30:18.017-07:002010-04-02T23:30:18.017-07:00I met Donald Hamilton in Santa Fe, NM in the early...I met Donald Hamilton in Santa Fe, NM in the early 1970s through his so n Gordon who was always helpful to his Dad in building his public image. Donald was a very private European kind of man. Is Gordon still out there in Scandinavia or Spain and does he still promote his Dad's work. I would like to hear from Gordon. He could be a focal point for Donald's work. I am at wcrowl3@gmail.com in New Mexico or leave a msg at 505-583-9114 (Dana Knee's Farm in Ojo Caliente, NM. Let me know if you hear from Gordon Hamiton (alias Count Gordon) William F Crowl IIIUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564232112640176237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-8371654920474817192010-03-11T09:19:59.267-08:002010-03-11T09:19:59.267-08:00Glad to see Bill Crider is a fan of Line of Fire, ...Glad to see Bill Crider is a fan of Line of Fire, my favorite Donald Hamilton book. I could never understand why it wasn't made into a film, though maybe the fake assassination became too touchy after the 60s. I read all Hamilton's stand alones and several of his Helm series, though they were not my favorite. He was an excellent writer. We don't see talent like his often enough today.Marilyn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082918384175471916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-32827734872256149732009-12-19T09:24:37.324-08:002009-12-19T09:24:37.324-08:00I started reading Matt Helm while a young sailor i...I started reading Matt Helm while a young sailor in the US Navy. Ibelieve I not only read them all but own paperback copies of all them. I partiularily like "Death of a Citizen" & "The Wrecking Crew". The only error made was tolet Hollywood get involved, casting Dean Martin as Matt Helm and trying emulate the James Bond jackassery was a travestry to any Matt Helm fan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-16180349860348400882009-08-15T11:29:05.106-07:002009-08-15T11:29:05.106-07:00I adore the Matt Helm series. I have been urging ...I adore the Matt Helm series. I have been urging Amazon to print them on their Kindle. Providing their vow to print every book ever published is not a corporate lie a lot of requests might get their legal department to get a move on. They might even do the unpublished one. I am going to nag again giving them the name of the son and where they might find him.sooobusyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705453278174348402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-24224117206627000442008-07-26T07:12:00.000-07:002008-07-26T07:12:00.000-07:00Sorry to see this, and so late. "Mona Passage" is ...Sorry to see this, and so late. <BR/>"Mona Passage" is my favorite Hamilton non-Matt Helm novel. Great drug pirate sailing adventure in the Carribean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-40960931979638959532007-04-03T08:01:00.000-07:002007-04-03T08:01:00.000-07:00Among the Helms, my favorite is The Interlopers, b...Among the Helms, my favorite is <I>The Interlopers</I>, but <I>The Wrecking Crew</I> is really good, too. So far I have not run across a copy of <I>Death Of A Citizen</I>, so I may have to get it from eBay.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-47986440272225135132007-04-03T05:57:00.000-07:002007-04-03T05:57:00.000-07:00Bummer news, haven't read him for years - and that...Bummer news, haven't read him for years - and that he passed away without much noise until you mentioned it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up<BR/><BR/>AliAli Karimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640079406581573368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-55846436702647303212007-04-03T05:13:00.000-07:002007-04-03T05:13:00.000-07:00Among the nonseries books, I also like Line of Fir...Among the nonseries books, I also like <I>Line of Fire</I>, which might remind you just a little of Stephen Hunter's <I>Point of Impact</I>. Hunter has to have read Hamilton. And you can't go wrong with <I>Death of a Citizen</I> in the Helm series.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-34896455589636126162007-04-02T23:25:00.000-07:002007-04-02T23:25:00.000-07:00DEATH OF A CITIZEN is the first and possibly best ...DEATH OF A CITIZEN is the first and possibly best of the Helm series (it's the one I've re-read the most), with THE TERRORIZERS and THE REVENGERS being among the best of the 26 sequels. Although Helm is a famously ruthless hero, sometimes his ruthlessness is part of a complex game, designed to conceal his true emotions; then other times, he's just a cold-blooded prick. Among the non-Helms, THE BIG COUNTRY is the most famous, but ASSASSINS HAVE STARRY EYES has an opening I've never forgotten: the protagonist is on a hunting trip, and four pages into the book, while puttering in the middle of the boonies, he's shot in the back wth a high-powered rifle and left to die. Being a Hamilton hero, he takes this poorly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com