The Frighteners (novel)

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Title The Frighteners

1989 paperback edition
Author Donald Hamilton
Country United States
Language English
Series Matt Helm
Genre(s) Spy novel
Publisher Ballantine
Released June 1989
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 314 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0449145212 (first edition, paperback)
Preceded by The Demolishers
Followed by The Threateners

The Frighteners (not to be confused with the film of the same title) is a 1989 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, continuing the adventures of his creation, assassin Matt Helm.

Hamilton took a break from writing Matt Helm novels after this book; the next volume would not appear until 1992.

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Helm is assigned to impersonate a rich oil baron in order to track down a shipment of weapons before it can be used to overthrow the Mexican government.

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