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The Retaliators (novel)

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The Retaliators
1976 paperback edition
AuthorDonald Hamilton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMatt Helm
GenreSpy fiction, Novel
PublisherFawcett Publications
Publication date
1976
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages221 pp
ISBN0-449-12694-3
Preceded byThe Terminators 
Followed byThe Terrorizers 

The Retaliators was the seventeenth novel in the Matt Helm secret agent novel series by Donald Hamilton. It was first published in 1976. It was nominated for an Edgar Award in the paperback original category.

Plot summary

It's a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing when one of Helm's fellow operatives is killed by U.S. agents during an assassination run against a Mexican general. Helm finds himself having to complete the mission while being pursued by men who are supposed to be on his side.