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The Removers: 03/22/24
The Removers by Donald Hamilton (1961) is the third book in the Matt Helm series. Matt heads to Nevada after having received a message from his ex-wife, who has remarried, asking him for help. A notorious hitman is now working for the ex's new husband. The green recruit in charge of watching the hitman and his employer ends up dead. Matt steps in to "remove" the threat from his ex-wife, kids, and their new family. Mrs. Logan (Matt's ex) continues to be the most fascinating character in the series. Scenes are simply better when she's in them. Although Matt discounts her abilities whenever it suits him, she always ends up outsmarting him. Now that she's married to a racketeer her potential as a master criminal starts to come through. She ends up being behind a lot of the machinations Matt and his girlfriend for the book contend with. The fourth book is The Silencers (1962). Three stars Comments (0)
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