Byline: Mickey Spillane

by Mickey (Edited By Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers Spillane, Max Allan Collins, Lynn F. Myers (Editor)

MIKE HAMMER AND OTHER ADVENTURES Probably the most influential mystery writer to emerge after the Second World War and certainly the bestseller was Mickey Spillane and his tough P.I. Mike Hammer. I, the Jury, Kiss Me Deadly, and other novels introduced a tough, fast and violent hero who lived in a tough, fast, and violent world, but which he described with a rough poetry. Mickey Spillane is a treasury of riches for Spillane fans. It includes in short-story form two Mike Hammer cases which later appeared as novels, a long lost Hammer story which was recovered by Lynn F. Myers, Jr., the transcript of a Mike Hammer playlet, three reproductions of rare comic books featuring Mike’s predecessors – Mike Lancer and Mike Danger – who were also created by Mickey Spillane, as well as fourteen articles by Mickey Spillane when he himself lived a life of adventure – diving for sunken treasure, racing sports cars, working in a circus, and chasing hot rod moonshiners. Edited and with introduction by Spillane experts Max Allan Collins, and Lynn F. Myers, Jr., Mickey Spillane is an extraordinary collection by an extraordinary writer. The cover design is by Gail Cross.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2004

Reviews

[Andy Lind · Rating 1 out of 5]

Normally, I would NEVER give a Mickey Spillane book this low of a rating, but I gotta say, I really didn't like this one.

The book itself contains bits and pieces of Spillane's later writings with excerpts from his final 2 Mike Hammer novels ("The Killing Man" and "Black Alley").

If you are a Spillane fan (like me), don't waste your time on this one. Instead, pick up "A Long Time Dead," which contains some pretty good Mike Hammer shorts.

It is WAY better than this book.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

A library find.
A tough, fast and action packed character!
Cleverly written and plotted story!
The reader is drawn in right away! Wow!
It contained a few unnecessary cuss words but it didn't take away from the story!
Amazing!
Don't miss this great classic character!

[Lewis Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly interesting g.