Description
While undercover in upstate New York, Hammer is accused by police of murdering a young woman near the freight yards. Roughed up by the cops and facing a murder charge, Hammer's fate is looking bleak until a beautiful blonde, Melba Charles, daughter of the influential Vernon Charles, gives him an unexpected alibi. But there is a price for clearing his name: he is to marry her.
About the Author
Mickey Spillane is the legendary crime writer credited with igniting the explosion of paperback publishing after World War II as a result of the unprecedented success of his Mike Hammer novels, feeding the public's appetite for sexy, violent, straight-talking crime stories. He also starred as Mike Hammer in The Girl Hunters. Mickey Spillane died at the age of 88 in 2006. Max Allan Collins is the author of Road to Perdition, the acclaimed graphic novel that inspired the movie, and of the multiple-award-winning Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries. Max Allan Collins is one of most prolific and popular authors working in the field today. He was chosen as a 2017 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He is also the literary executor of Mickey Spillane.
Reviews
"..it's that very familiar bone-jarring violence, nonstop action, and hard-boiled sarcastic ripostes....a vicarious thrill ride down Memory Lane, back to a time when justice and mercy were a lot less easy to come by and more arbitrary." - New York Journal of Books
"KILLING TOWN has all of the elements that made Spillane and Hammer the multimedia icons of the mid-20th century and beyond. It is strongly recommended as Exhibit A for how the job of writing the hard-boiled detective novel is fittingly and properly done." - Book Reporter
"an electrifying read" -- San Francisco Book Review - 4-star review
"All the raw power and violence of I, the Jury are on display in Killing Town. This never before published "first draft" of Mike Hammer takes the reader on high-octane joy ride. My head is still spinning! GRADE: A-" - George Kelley
Book Information
ISBN 9781785655500
Author Mickey Spillane
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Titan Books Ltd
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
About the Author
Mickey Spillane is the legendary crime writer credited with igniting the explosion of paperback publishing after World War II as a result of the unprecedented success of his Mike Hammer novels, feeding the public's appetite for sexy, violent, straight-talking crime stories. He also starred as Mike Hammer in The Girl Hunters. Mickey Spillane died at the age of 88 in 2006. Max Allan Collins is the author of Road to Perdition, the acclaimed graphic novel that inspired the movie, and of the multiple-award-winning Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries. Max Allan Collins is one of most prolific and popular authors working in the field today. He was chosen as a 2017 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He is also the literary executor of Mickey Spillane.
Reviews
"..it's that very familiar bone-jarring violence, nonstop action, and hard-boiled sarcastic ripostes....a vicarious thrill ride down Memory Lane, back to a time when justice and mercy were a lot less easy to come by and more arbitrary." - New York Journal of Books
"KILLING TOWN has all of the elements that made Spillane and Hammer the multimedia icons of the mid-20th century and beyond. It is strongly recommended as Exhibit A for how the job of writing the hard-boiled detective novel is fittingly and properly done." - Book Reporter
"an electrifying read" -- San Francisco Book Review - 4-star review
"All the raw power and violence of I, the Jury are on display in Killing Town. This never before published "first draft" of Mike Hammer takes the reader on high-octane joy ride. My head is still spinning! GRADE: A-" - George Kelley
Book Information
ISBN 9781785655500
Author Mickey Spillane
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Titan Books Ltd
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
