The Intriguers

The Matt Helm Series, Book 14

By: Donald Hamilton, Claire Bloom - contributor

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Matt Helm is on vacation in Mexico with nothing on his mind except fishing when some joker tries to shoot him in the back. Naturally, it was no accident - when secret agents get shot at, it never is.

So Helm has to go back to work. At least there's a bonus in the form of his boss' beautiful daughter, a playmate in peril.

©1972, 2015 Donald Hamilton (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. and Skyboat Media, Inc.

Matt Helm

I wrote a review 4 times and the kindle keeps losing it. this was a really good story.

Matt helm seems to be human

Matt helm always denies that he is part human but he is in this story he is

Helm at his best!

Female character a bit tiresome but plot well thought out. Helm's uncharacteristic actions made the story that much more intriguing

The most real fictional spy ever!

I have always loved the Matt Helm series. Realistic, gritty and an excellent portrayal of what a man in a rough business acts and thinks like. Stefan Rudnicki makes Matt Helm real. I swear he could narrate the label on a shampoo bottle and I'd buy it just because of that.

The Peter Principle!

We find Matt Helm fishing while vacationing in ol’ Mexico; staying at the resort village of Bahia, San Carlos. Matt was having little luck with the lady accompanying him; a reformer type, wanting to be Matt’s conscience. After putting her on a plane, Helm returned to his fishing vacation alone. With an empty hook and no fish, Helm headed back to the resort. Motoring in, he was shot at from the shore. Someone knew he was here. Suffice to say, Helm eliminated the sharpshooter toot sweet. Back in Washington, a politician named Herbert Leonard is creating chaos within the intelligence community. He is combining all the agencies under one banner, under his control; The Federal Information Center (FIC). In addition, creating a private police force; The Bureau of Internal Security. Leonard has a vendetta against Mac’s organization and agents are failing to report in. So much for the setup of the story. Helm is dispatched to stop Leonard, by any means necessary. Those dirty politicians, always trying to grab more power than they can handle. You know what they say, "In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties."