Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die! (Mike Hammer Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005MU3UUA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When the woman turns up naked - and dead - astride the statue of a horse in the town square, Hammer feels compelled to investigate.Mickey Spillane's lost 1940s Mike Hammer novel, written between I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quickand never before published! Completed by Spillane's friend and literary executor Max Allan Collins,Lady, Go Die is finally making its way into print almost 70 years after its inception!. When Hammer and Velda go on vacation to a Long Island beach town, Hammer becom
''Mike Hammer is undeniably an icon of our culture.'' --New York Times''Once again, Collins displays his mastery of Spillane's distinctive two-fisted prose.'' --Publishers Weekly
A Nostalgic Walk With Mike Hammer TMStyles Come back to an earlier simpler time when cops and robbers used rods and gats, Hammer drove a heap, women were dames, broads, dolls, and molls, and cupcakes were "gone" on a guy. Yes, it is the 1940's and Mike Hammer is loose on the streets as only Mickey Spillane could imagine him with the able assistance of Max Allan Collins. In "Lady, Go Die!", Collins completes an u. Please Hammer, hurt em'! Cape Rust Fedoras off to Max Allen Collins, he might as well change his middle name to Spillane! I am a huge fan of Mikey Spillane and I was worried to see what Max Allen Collins would do with him. After reading the Co-authors note all my fears were placed aside. It turns out that Max Allen Collins was chosen by Spillane to keep the "Hammer" hitting hard. Max Allen Collins really. Not my favorite title, but a great book I continue to be impressed with the Max Allan Collins completions of lost Mickey Spillane novels. Although I have said this before, this is the best yet. Either MAC is saving the best for us or this is simply the luck of the draw, but Lady, Go Die! is terrific.This is not Mickey's best title; I, The Jury holds that honor (tied with The Big Sleep on my best ever list). T
He introduced Mike Hammer to readers in 1947 with I, the Jury. He has garnered numerous awards for his stage roles, most recently as Richard Nixon in the Kennedy Center's production of ''Frost/Nixon.'' . MAX ALLAN COLLINS has earned fifteen Shamus nominations from Private Eye Writers of America, winning twice for his Natha