The Poisoners (Hamilton novel)

The Poisoners
	1971 paperback edition
Author	Donald Hamilton
Language	English
Series	Matt Helm
Genre	Spy novel
Publisher	Fawcett Publications
Publication date	1971
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	0-449-02502-0
Preceded by	The Interlopers
Followed by	The Intriguers

Last updated March 30, 2025

The Poisoners was the first Matt Helm novel of the 1970s. It was first published in 1971, as the thirteenth novel in the spy series by Donald Hamilton.

Plot summary

After a novice secret agent (Annette from The Menacers ) is murdered—assassin Matt Helm (code name "Eric") is assigned to eliminate her killer, and find out why she was killed in the first place.

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v t e The Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton
Novels	Death of a Citizen (1960) The Wrecking Crew (1960) The Removers (1961) The Silencers (1962) Murderers' Row (1962) The Ambushers (1963) The Shadowers (1964) The Ravagers (1964) The Devastators (1965) The Betrayers (1966) The Menacers (1968) The Interlopers (1969) The Poisoners (1971) The Intriguers (1972) The Intimidators (1974) The Terminators (1975) The Retaliators (1976) The Terrorizers (1977) The Revengers (1982) The Annihilators (1983) The Infiltrators (1984) The Detonators (1985) The Vanishers (1986) The Demolishers (1987) The Frighteners (1989) The Threateners (1992) The Damagers (1993) The Dominators (unpublished)
Films	The Silencers (1966) Murderers' Row (1966) The Ambushers (1967) The Wrecking Crew (1969)
Television series	Matt Helm (1975)