Assignment: Murder is a thriller novel by Donald Hamilton.

Dr. James Gregory, a scientist at a secret laboratory in New Mexico, becomes a hunter's prey and his estranged wife is kidnapped.

• 1956, US, Dell, Dell First Edition A123, paperback
• 1965, US, Fawcett Publications, as Assassins Have Starry Eyes, Gold Medal k1491, paperback

• Review by Hilary Williamson