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Frank Morrison Spillane (/ s p ɪ ˈ l eɪ n /; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer .
Jul 13, 2024 · Mickey Spillane was an American writer of detective fiction, whose popular work is characterized by violence and sexual licentiousness. Spillane began his career by writing for pulp magazines and comic books in order to pay for his schooling. His first novel—I, The Jury (1947)—introduced detective.
Mickey Spillane was one of the world's most popular mystery writers. His specialty was tight-fisted, sadistic revenge stories, often featuring his alcoho...
Mickey Spillane has 288 books on Goodreads with 62616 ratings. Mickey Spillane’s most popular book is I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1).
Read books written by Mickey Spillane in our e-reader absolutely for free. Author of It's in the book, The Long Wait, The Death Dealers.
Recent generations know Spillane mostly from his eighteen-year run as a spokesman for Miller Lite Beer – in a trenchcoated persona spoofing both himself and his fiction – and various TV series featuring his main characte Mike Hammer in the ’80s and ’90s (see Mickey Spillane sample commercials here ).
Jul 18, 2006 · Mickey Spillane was the creator of Mike Hammer, the heroic but frequently sadistic private detective in some of the most violent novels of the 1940’s and 50’s.
