http://www.mister8.com/helm-for-the-holidays-death-of-a-citizen/ A web comic and blog about secret agents Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:34:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mister8.com/helm-for-the-holidays-death-of-a-citizen/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 A few early Matt Helm novel highlights « The HMSS Weblog Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:37:13 +0000 http://www.mister8.com/?p=1784#comment-3639 [...] Mister 8 Web site a couple of years ago did a more detailed analysis of DEATH OF A CITIZEN and THE WRECKING CREW. Rate this: Like this:LikeBe the first to like this [...] [...] Mister 8 Web site a couple of years ago did a more detailed analysis of DEATH OF A CITIZEN and THE WRECKING CREW. Rate this: Like this:LikeBe the first to like this [...]

]]> http://www.mister8.com/helm-for-the-holidays-death-of-a-citizen/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Mark Martinez Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:50:47 +0000 http://www.mister8.com/?p=1784#comment-1612 Death of a Citizen book covers can be found at http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/dh/deathofacitizencovers.html Death of a Citizen book covers can be found at http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/dh/deathofacitizencovers.html

]]> http://www.mister8.com/helm-for-the-holidays-death-of-a-citizen/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Mister 8 analyzes Matt Helm’s debut novel « The HMSS Weblog Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:33:21 +0000 http://www.mister8.com/?p=1784#comment-1598 [...] Mister 8 analyzes Matt Helm’s debut novel Posted on December 26, 2009 by The HMSS Editors Over at the Mister 8 Web site, there’s an interesting analysis of the first Matt Helm novel, Death Of a Citizen. [...] [...] Mister 8 analyzes Matt Helm’s debut novel Posted on December 26, 2009 by The HMSS Editors Over at the Mister 8 Web site, there’s an interesting analysis of the first Matt Helm novel, Death Of a Citizen. [...]

]]> http://www.mister8.com/helm-for-the-holidays-death-of-a-citizen/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Bill Koenig Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:21:10 +0000 http://www.mister8.com/?p=1784#comment-1597 Death of a Citzen was written as a one-off but Hamilton's editor felt it had potential as a series if the character's name was changed (it was George originally) and if the wife were killed off (she wasn't, Hamilton found another way of continuing the series). The second novel was originally done as a one-off with a different character and Hamilton had shelved it. He revamped it with the more pro-active Matt Helm and it worked. It wasn't until the third novel, The Removers, that Hamilton had actually started a Helm novel as an actual series entry. Death of a Citzen was written as a one-off but Hamilton’s editor felt it had potential as a series if the character’s name was changed (it was George originally) and if the wife were killed off (she wasn’t, Hamilton found another way of continuing the series). The second novel was originally done as a one-off with a different character and Hamilton had shelved it. He revamped it with the more pro-active Matt Helm and it worked. It wasn’t until the third novel, The Removers, that Hamilton had actually started a Helm novel as an actual series entry.

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