Mickey spillane books list of books by author mickey spillane. He first introduced his most famous character, the iconic private detective mike hammer, in i, the jury in 1947. He was named a grand master in 1995 by the mystery writers of america. Spillane began his career by writing for pulp magazines and comic books in order to pay for his schooling. Other hammer books with the same formula of murderous mugs and even more dangerous, doublecrossing malevolent dames followed. Fawcett gold medal books published mickey spillanes novels. Mickey spillane books list of books by author mickey. There is a total of 20 novels in the series which are published from 1947 to 2014. He introduced mike hammer to readers in 1947 with i, the jury. He also starred as mike hammer in the girl hunters. Mike hammer is a fictional character featured in a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by american novelist mickey spillane and later american novelist max allan collins. Following world war ii, spillane conceived of a comic book character named mike danger, which ended up becoming a detective fiction character named mike hammer. Mickey spillane books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes.
Mickey spillane 19182006 sold hundreds of millions of books. Nonetheless, spillanes influence has been feltreflections of hammer are visible in nearly. The ultimate guide to mickey spillane books, movies and mike. Mickey spillanes lost 1940s mike hammer novel, written between i, the jury and my gun is quick. In the mid20th century, mickey spillane was the sensation of not just mystery fiction but publishing itself. Given their hot, feverpitch prose and breathless pacing, spillanes mike hammer novels quickly became one of the most successful series in publishing historyan innovative, noholdsbarred, ultravisceral explosion of sex and violence that made hammer a literary legend, and spillane, one of the bestselling authors of all time. Spillane wrote graphic novels about crime fighters. Mike hammer kill me, darling by mickey spillane, max allan. Mike hammer the big bang by max allan collins, mickey. Mickey spillane audio books, best sellers, author bio. Over 225 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and at one time, seven his books were in the top 15 in the list of alltime bestselling novels in the united states. 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. His first noveli, the jury 1947introduced detective mike.
Mickey spillane audiobooks download instantly today. Jul 18, 2006 there were two successful television series based on mike hammer, the first in the late 1950s and the second, 198487, starring stacy keach in a periodised, seminoir, 1950s setting, with spillane. Written in nine days, the book introduces hammer as a toughtalking, harddrinking bruiser. His love for his secretary velda is outweighed only by his willingness to kill a killer. Before his death at the age of 88 in 2006, spillane chose longtime friend max allan collins to complete his unfinished works and act as his liter. Spillane published his first mike hammer pulp, the infamous i, the jury, in 1947. In 1995 he was named a grandmaster by the mystery writers of america. The night i died is a culmination of the first vision spillane had for the mike hammer character.
Quotations by mickey spillane, american author, born march 9, 1918. Hammer is a noholdsbarred private investigator who carries a. Originally intended for comic book form, but turned down spillane wrote i, the jury instead with hammer as the hero, or antihero as he would become known. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally.
Over 225 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and at one time, seven his books were in the top 15 in the list of alltime bestselling novels in. Mickey spillane talks mike hammer, his writing process, and wealth, 1962 duration. His specialty was tightfisted, sadistic revenge stories, often featuring his alcoholic gumshoe mike hammer and a cast of evildoers who launder money or spout the communist party line. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Top 10 books by mickey spillane mike hammer best book. This mickey spillane book list gives all the mickey spillane books in chronological order, so lets you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as mickey intended. Mickey spillane s mike hammer series draws to its chronological end there are some books set earlier yet to come with this post 911 tale of terrorists, politics and two youngsters stumbling upon the archeological find of the new century goliaths oversized femur. Mickey spillane as mike hammer and shirley eaton in the girl hunters. Mickey spillane the master of hardboiled crime novels, frank morrison mickey spillane 19182006 was the author of over forty novels. Young franks mother was a protestant who bestowed on him his middle name morrison, but his irish catholic father, barkeep john joseph spillane, allegedly had his son.
Mickey spillane was one of the worlds most popular mystery writers. Mickey spillane talks mike hammer, his writing process. He introduced iconic detective mike hammer to readers in 1947 with i, the jury, and was named a mystery writers of america grand master in 1995. The ultimate guide to mickey spillane books, movies and.
In 1995 he was named a grandmaster by the mystery writers of. Mickey spillane, the king of the pulp novelists in the postww ii period, sold an estimated 200 million copies globally. In the seventh hammer book the girl hunters, hammer picks himself up out of the gutter after a seven year bender, blaming himself for veldas death, and realizes that there is a slight possibility that she is still alive and has been fighting behind the iron curtain for those long seven years. Mickey spillanes mike hammer 19581960, us syndicated series. After nearly a decade, mickey began publishing books again, starting with the deep 1961. So, if youre hungry for a mickey spillane book order, or more especially, to read the mike hammer series in order, heres everything you could ever need. Mickey spillanes first three mike hammer mysteries i, the jury. The toughest private eye in mystery fiction is back its the middle of the swinging sixties in midtown manhattan.
Great book for mickey spillane fans i like it as most of his novels are out of print and are not in many libraries anymore. The level of sex and violence in his mike hammer thrillers starting with i, the jury in 1947 broke down longheld taboos and engendered a near hysterical critical backlash. The mike hammer collection, volume ii mickey spillane. With over 225 million copies of his books sold internationally, some of mickey spillanes most wellknown novels include my gun is quick. Mickey spillanes mike hammer john greco authorphotographer. I, the jury created the genre of the hardboiled detective, and spillane s books sold 250 million copies.
Mike hammer was the central crime fighter in a series of novels. See all books authored by mickey spillane, including the mike hammer collection volume 1 i, the jury my gun is quick vengeance is mine, and black alley, and more on. I, the jury, kiss me deadly, and other novels introduc. A tripleshot anthology featuring the first three mike hammer novelsfrom the undisputed. A circus was used as a setting in the girl hunters. The mike hammer collection, volume i by mickey spillane. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. March 9, 1918july 17, 2006, better known as mickey spillane, was an american crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, mike hammer. Taking up mickey spillanes mantle books the guardian. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing. The lost mike hammer novel, begun by mickey spillane during world war ii and completed by his literary executor, max allan collins. The reissue of a classic mike hammer story from the new york times bestselling authors max allan collins and the iconic master of noir mickey spillane. Mickey sppilanes margin for murder 1981, cbs was a 2 hour made for tv movie and was directed by daniel haller with kevin dobson as mike hammer.
Mickey spillane is one of the worlds bestselling novelists, with sales of over 200 million copies worldwide of his more than 30 books, including the series featuring hardboiled private eye mike hammer. Michael mike hammer is a fictional character created by the american author mickey spillane in the 1947 book i, the jury. 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 publics appetite for sexy, violent, straighttalking crime stories. Mike hammer by mickey spillane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kiss me, deadly, mike hammer a mickey spillane 1955 signet books paperback. March 9, 1918 july 17, 2006, better known as mickey spillane, was an american crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, mike hammer. Author mickey spillane talks about his most famous character, mike hammer, the time he spent writing comic books and his writing process. Feb 03, 2009 collins anthologised spillane s short stories in the 80s, and they created the concept for a comic book, which collins wrote, about mike danger, a scifi version of hammer.
Enjoy the best mickey spillane quotes at brainyquote. Mickey spillane 19182006 was one of the most popular authors of all time, with millions of copies of his books in print worldwide. The snake is the eighth mike hammer novel and it picks up right where the girl hunters left off. The mike hammer series is a novel series based on the life of the fictional character named micheal hammer, developed by the famous american author mickey spillane. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing hammer himself. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp fiction book and pulp art. Mar 27, 2018 author mickey spillane talks about his most famous character, mike hammer, the time he spent writing comic books and his writing process. Young franks mother was a protestant who bestowed on him his middle name morrison, but his irish catholic father, barkeep john joseph spillane, allegedly. Mickey spillane talks mike hammer, his writing process, and wealth, 1962. Collins anthologised spillanes short stories in the 80s, and they created the concept for a comic book, which collins wrote, about mike danger, a scifi version of hammer. From a brittle, brown manuscript, the first mike hammer novelbegun by mickey spillane in the midforties and completed seventy years later by max allan collinsis a gift to mystery fans on the occasion of the noir masters 100th birthday. Mickey spillane, american writer of detective fiction, whose popular work is characterized by violence and sexual licentiousness. A mike hammer casebook a collection of short stories by mickey spillane and max allan.
Mickey spillanes mike hammer series draws to its chronological end there are some books set earlier yet to come with this post 911 tale of terrorists, politics and two youngsters stumbling upon the archeological find of the new century goliaths oversized femur. See the complete mike hammer series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The master of hardboiled crime novels, frank morrison mickey spillane 19182006 was the author of over forty novels. Mickey spillane talks mike hammer, his writing process, and. Mickey spillane is the legendary crime writer who created mike hammer i, the jury. It provides an overview of the author biography and work. There were two successful television series based on mike hammer, the first in the late 1950s and the second, 198487, starring stacy keach in. Mike hammer kill me, darling by mickey spillane, max. This book was followed by the long awaited return of mike hammer in the girl hunters 1962, which was made into a film that starred mickey spillane as mike hammer, and whose script was cowritten by mickey. Mickey spillane tapped into the postwar psyche of american men with detective stories that were filled with gratuitous sex and violence. Frank morrison spillane 9 march 1918 17 july 2006, more commonly known as mickey spillane, was an american crime novelist, famous for his series of novels featuring his signature detective character, mike hammer, among other works. Mickey spillane books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. He was born frank morrison spillane in brooklyn, new york.
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