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The rain clawed at the windows of the bar. Hammer was angry and wanted to be left alone. But when he sees a desperate guy abandon his kid in a bar just to step outside and get blown away, Hammer’s mood switches from bad to worse. By the time he reaches the dead body, he knows he will have to pound his way through a world of thugs and wiseguys to find out how a reformed ex-con got desperate enough to die like that. What Hammer doesn’t know is how a beautiful woman will figure in—and how many bullets justice will take.
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"what can I say but brilliant .I read Spillane in my teens and I never forgot how good he was , so I thought I'd read them again , a bit dated but still a good read as long as you are not to PC or a feminist .If you fancy a good read try one of the omnibus collections I think you might be a convert ."
— Patrick (5 out of 5 stars)
The Big Kill Listener Reviews
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" Read these books back in the 1950s loved them great private eye in the bogart genre Sam spade etc "
— sarg, 9/16/2013 -
" Once I started I was hooked, "
— Stacy, 9/13/2013 -
" This book is a duel between cheesiness and entertaining. Entertaining won out, but barely. "
— Ty, 3/30/2013 -
" Mike Hammer is like James Bond meets Clive Owen's character in "Shoot 'Em Up." He's hard-boiled, sexual, pissed off, and corny. I recommend this book for a good laugh and a quick read, nothing more. "
— Beth, 7/6/2012 -
" The first story was so so, but the the second 2 - Kiss me Deadly and One Lonely Night were pretty great. I think at least 60 percent of the text is spent describing women's legs, mouths and walks, but I kind of like it that way. It's not trashy, just noir-y. Summer reading yo. "
— Lynn, 11/8/2011 -
" All of the books I have listed here on the read shelf,I have indeed read.All have by my estimation a five star rating. Books that I did not like are not listed.I have been reading for over 50 years. "
— Jacamo, 10/20/2011 -
" Crime noir fiction at its best. "
— Ctk27, 9/25/2011 -
" Mike Hammer stories aren't for everyone. You'll know before you make it five pages in which camp you are in. I'm in the group of people who like them, and this collection was a nice way to burn through three stories at once. "
— Robert, 9/6/2011 -
" My favorite philosophy professor was a Micky Spillane fan. So, I decided to give Spillane a try. I'll stick to philosophy maybe. "
— Scot, 5/5/2011 -
" Mickey Spillane is, as always, right on top of his game. "
— Ron, 12/2/2010 -
" Thoroughly enjoyable. It's been a long time since I read Spillane. One of a dozen or so I read on a Mediterranean cruise. "
— Jim, 11/1/2010 -
" Old School pulp private eye, Spillane's biggest character, Mike Hammer, does just that, hammers another case into little fragments. Straightforward, coarse, easy to read, and throwaway 50's dick fiction. "
— Seth, 1/11/2008
About Mickey Spillane
Mickey Spillane (1918–2006) was one of the most popular authors of all time, with millions of copies of his books in print worldwide. He introduced Mike Hammer to readers in 1947 with I, the Jury. He was named a Grand Master in 1995 by the Mystery Writers of America.
About Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is perhaps best known for his portrayal of hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer. He played Ken Titus on the sitcom Titus, Warden Henry Pope in the hit series Prison Break, and has been seen in numerous film and stage productions. He won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ernest Hemingway and starred as Richard Nixon in the US National Tour of Frost/Nixon. His performance in the title role of King Lear has received international acclaim.