Death of a Citizen - Matt Helm, Bk 1 Author:Donald Hamilton Death of a Citizen is the first in a long-running series of books featuring the adventures of assassin Matt Helm. The title refers to the metaphorical death of peaceful citizen and family man Matt Helm and the rebirth of the deadly and relentless assassin of World War II. — The book sees Matthew Helm, a one-time assassin and special agent for the... more » American government during the war, being reactivated (code name: Eric) when a former colleague turns rogue and eventually kidnaps Helm's daughter. Afterwards, he agrees to return to duty as an assassin and counter-agent working for a secret agency run by "Mac," his superior officer from 13 years earlier. (Although first published in 1960, the story itself takes place in 1958). --Wikipedia« less