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The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume II

The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume II( )
Author: Spillane, Mickey
Series title:The Mike Hammer Collection
ISBN:978-0-451-20425-7
Publication Date:Sep 2001
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Berkley
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $18.00
Book Description:

Introduction by Shamus and Edgar Award-winner,Lawrence Block,With his trend-setting Mike Hammer detective,novels, Mickey Spillane, named Grandmaster by the,Mystery Writers of America, shot to superstardom,as one of the most notorious best-selling,sensations in publishing history. This powerhouse,collection includes three of the master's,long-out-of-print greatest novels - together for,the first time in one explosive volume, closely,following the release of a documentary on,Spillaine...
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Book Details
Pages:528
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.01 x 7.78 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:0.988 Pounds
Author Biography
Spillane, Mickey (Author)
Mickey Spillane was born Frank Morrison Spillane in Brooklyn, New York on March 9, 1918. He briefly attended Fort Hays State College in Kansas, but dropped out, moved back to New York, and began his writing career in the mid-1930s. His first stories were published mostly in comic books and pulp magazines. He created Mike Danger, a private detective, and also wrote for Captain America, Captain Marvel, and The Human Torch. During World War II, he worked as a flying instructor for the U.S. Army Air Force.

His first novel, I, the Jury, featured Mike Hammer and was published in 1947. His other novels include Vengeance Is Mine; My Gun Is Quick; The Big Kill; Kiss Me, Deadly; The Long Wait; and The Deep. Between 1952 and 1961 Spillane stopped writing full-length novels after converting to a Jehovah's Witness. In 1962, he brought Hammer back with The Girl Hunters, which was followed by Day of the Guns, The Death Dealers, The Twisted Thing, and Body Lovers. He also wrote two children's books, The Day the Sea Rolled Back, which won a prize from the Junior Literary Guild, and The Ship That Never Was. In 1995, he received the Grand Master award from the Mystery Writers of America. In the mid-1990s, he returned to comic books, by co-creating a futuristic Mike Danger. He died following a long illness on July 17, 2006 at the age of 88.

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