| Kill Me, Darling: A Mike Hammer Novel Contributor(s): Spillane, Mickey (Author), Collins, Max Allan (Author), Keach, Stacy (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504624041 ISBN-13: 9781504624046 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Series: Mike Hammer |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.35 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The course of true love never did run smooth for PI Mike Hammer. His secretary and partner Velda has walked out on him without explanation, and Mike is just surfacing from a four-month bender. But then an old cop turns up murdered--a cop who once worked with Velda on the NYPD Vice Squad. What's more, Mike's pal Captain Pat Chambers has discovered that Velda is in Florida, now the moll of gangster and drug runner Nolly Quinn.Hammer hits the road and drives to Miami, where he enlists the help of a horse-faced newspaperman and a local police detective. But can they find Velda in time? And what is the connection between the murdered vice cop in Manhattan and Mike's ex turned gun moll in Florida? |
Contributor Bio(s): Spillane, Mickey: - Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) was one of the most popular authors of all time, with millions of copies of his books in print worldwide. He introduced Mike Hammer to readers in 1947 with I, the Jury. He was named a Grand Master in 1995 by the Mystery Writers of America. Collins, Max Allan: -Max Allan Collins is the recipient of a 2017 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. He has earned fifteen Shamus nominations from Private Eye Writers of America, winning twice for his Nathan Heller novels True Detective and Stolen Away. His graphic novel Road to Perdition was the basis of the Academy Award-winning film of the same name starring Tom Hanks, and his CSI books frequently appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestsellers list. Keach, Stacy: -Stacy Keach is perhaps best known for his portrayal of hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer. He played Ken Titus on the sitcom Titus, Warden Henry Pope in the hit series Prison Break, and has been seen in numerous film and stage productions. He won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ernest Hemingway and starred as Richard Nixon in the US National Tour of Frost/Nixon. His performance in the title role of King Lear has received international acclaim. |