One Lonely Knight: Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

by Max Allan Collins, James L. Traylor

From the author preface: "This book is a look at Mickey Spillane, and the Spillane phenomenon. We hope to give the creator of the Mike Hammer some of the critical respect due him, without succumbing to either fawning hero worship or dull academic analysis."

186 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1984

About the author

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.

He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.

Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ