Kill me if you can / Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins.
"Mike Hammer is on the case, this time hunting the murderer of his old friend and bootlegger-turned-legit-businessman Packy Paragon. Already torn up buy the disappearance of Velda, his beloved secretary, Mike Hammer carves a brutal path for vengeance. Drinking heavily, his relationships fraying, his behaviour self-desctructive, Hammer has to track down Paragon's secret ledger, with the names of every corrupt official in town. With deception everywhere, and a whole host of reasons to want the ledger, Hammer has to pull himself together and solve the case before all hell breaks loose" -- Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781789097641
- ISBN: 1789097649
- Physical Description: 278 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: London : Titan Books, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Kill me if you can -- The big run -- A killer is loose! -- Killer's alley : a Mike Hammer story -- The punk -- Tonight, my love : a Mike Hammer story. |
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Subject: | Hammer, Mike (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Private investigators > New York (State) > New York > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Account books > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) |
Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION SPILLANE 2022 (Text) | 0001012486677 | Fiction | Checked out | 04/08/2024 |
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Summary
Kill Me If You Can
Mike Hammer hits his 75th anniversary hard, after the disappearance of Velda, in this brand new case set between Kiss Me, Deadly and The Girl Hunters , based on an unproduced screenplay from Mickey Spillane's archives. Mike Hammer is on the case, this time hunting the murderer of his old friend and bootlegger-turned-legit-businessman Packy Paragon. Already torn up by the disappearance of Velda, his beloved secretary, Mike Hammer carves a brutal path for vengeance. Drinking heavily, his relationships fraying, his behavior self-destructive, Hammer has to track down Paragon's secret ledger, with the names of every corrupt official in town. With deception everywhere, and a whole host of reasons to want the ledger, Hammer has to pull himself together and solve the case before all hell breaks loose. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mike Hammer, and including five brand new short stories, read the lost story of Velda's disappearance after Kiss Me, Deadly. A thrilling ride for fans new and old.