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The Revengers (Matt Helm, #19)

Donald Hamilton

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Feb 03, 2022 Mike (the Paladin) rated it really liked it

Shelves: action, spy-fi

Okay, there are like 27 Helm books, but this is the last I have either in print or audio so now I must begin the hunt to run the rest down. In the last few days I've been finishing up my collection so spending time in Helm's world.

I like these books. I think now I need to pause and note something. These books are NOT PC. I'm sure some people will be offended by some part of the novels (of course you can barely put a foot out the door or go on line at all these days without offending someone). Ju Okay, there are like 27 Helm books, but this is the last I have either in print or audio so now I must begin the hunt to run the rest down. In the last few days I've been finishing up my collection so spending time in Helm's world.

I like these books. I think now I need to pause and note something. These books are NOT PC. I'm sure some people will be offended by some part of the novels (of course you can barely put a foot out the door or go on line at all these days without offending someone). Just be prepared, okay?

Also another note. These are novels, they are fiction. However with certain caveats ( I still hate it when a magazine is called a "clip") these books will probably appeal more to those of us with a certain outlook on life. Dare I say those who may have been "shot at" (yes I know, "those at whom bullets have been fired" is more correct but "shot at" says it better) will get a lot of what's said here better than those who have the luxury of feeling superior to the "ruffians" in occupations which may have called for (or still call for) violence.

You know the people who think making all firearms illegal will end ALL crime (it never occurs to them that only people who respect and/or obey the law are the only ones this will disarm). OR the people who were SHOCKED and DISMAYED to find that America had ever participated in a political assassination. The ones who want to defund the police and shut down the military...

In other words those who say proudly they are "anti-war" The ones who harken back to John Lennon's question, "What would happen if they gave a war and nobody came?"

Of course the answer is they bring the war to you. Just ask Neville Chamberlain. Very few people WANT a war. War (be it open or secret) is like an armed robbery and assault writ large. You can resist or just role over and give up.

Old sayings often get said a lot because they are the best way to express certain truths. The ones of us who like these novels the most may also be the ones who realize that:

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” ...more

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