It keeps coming back to Hammer…
The image of bloodshed in his office remained etched in Mike Hammer's mind forever—his secretary sprawled on the floor and a stranger sitting dead and mutilated at his own desk. In one moment a storm of madness entered the private eye's life. As he starts hunting for the killer, Hammer is haunted by the message left on his desk: "You die for killing me." Suddenly, he is in too deep with a lethal blonde who has big ideas, a CIA secret, another set of murders, and the trail of an international hit man named Penta. Now Hammer knows it's only a matter of time…
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"The pace is perfect for this book. Quite a page turner. A few times, the plot seemed off, and the timing seemed forced, but the ending and the tie ins all worked well, and were a good feeder for those who might not have a history with the character or genre. Overall it was very fun and satisfying." — Du (4 out of 5 stars)
"The pace is perfect for this book. Quite a page turner. A few times, the plot seemed off, and the timing seemed forced, but the ending and the tie ins all worked well, and were a good feeder for those who might not have a history with the character or genre. Overall it was very fun and satisfying."
“ If Spillane is your taste, this reading won't disappoint. ”
" It is not my kind of book but I read it for some research on a book I am writing. It's almost silly fun to read and if you are a writer it has some interesting ways of describing things. The writing is clean, simple and cheesy. "
" I've discovered Mickey Spillane. All bets are off, kitten. "
" I just didn't like Mike Hammer. He was a pig. I'll never get used to these old chestnuts where the men judge all the women by how high and firm their breasts are! Yuck! "
" My first Spillane. Not impressed. "
" Hammer finds his secretary severely beaten and a mutilated corpse in his desk chair--the victim of a vicious killer who is clearly after Hammer. "
" Started reading it in 1992 and finally came around to it, read it in two days. It's a good Chandler-esque hard-boiled novel, it's only weakness is the attempt at sexiness. "
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.
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.
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