Donald Hamilton

Donald Hamilton (1916-2006) was a Swedish-American author of spy fiction, crime fiction and Western novels. He is the author of the Matt Helm series. His writing career began in 1946, as he wrote for various magazines. Much of his novels were set in the Southwest. Hamilton spent most of his life in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He returned to Sweden late in life, where he died in 2006. Donald Hamilton began his career in 1947 with the novel Date with Darkness. Below is a list of Donald Hamilton’s books in order of when they were first released: Note: Smoky Valley was also published under the title of Rough Company. Assignment: Murder was also published as Assassins Have Starry Eyes.