[Read by Stefan Rudnicki] The fourth installment in the legendary Matt Helm thrillers. Matt Helm, code name Eric, is sent to extract a female agent working as a stripper in a bar in Mexico. When she is killed before Helm can complete his mission, he finds himself teamed up with the woman's sister as he fights to save the lives of a group of scientists and American officials. Originally released in the era of the James Bond novels, the Matt Helm novels were considered grittier and more realistic than Bond, garnering them critical praise and an ardent audience. Donald Hamilton (1916-2006) is the creator of Matt Helm, star of twenty-seven novels that have sold more than twenty million copies worldwide. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden, attended the University of Chicago, and served in the US Naval Reserve. His writing career began in 1946 with short stories for Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post . His first novel was Date with Darkness , published in 1947, and altogether he published thirty-eight novels. The first Matt Helm novel, Death of a Citizen , was originally published in 1960, at the height of the Cold War.