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Mickey Spillane

    9 marzo 1918 – 17 luglio 2006

    Mickey Spillane si è affermato come uno dei giallisti più popolari al mondo, specializzato in storie viscerali di vendetta, spesso con il suo iconico detective alcolizzato, Mike Hammer. Il suo stile distintivo utilizzava frasi brevi e incisive, rapidi cambi di scena e una rappresentazione cruda di sesso e violenza, culminando in finali cupi e memorabili. Nonostante ricevesse spesso critiche feroci per il suo crudo realismo e il suo approccio diretto, l'opera di Spillane ha risuonato con milioni di lettori in tutto il mondo. Le sue narrazioni esploravano gli aspetti più oscuri della società, offrendo una potente miscela di azione e ambiguità morale che ha definito il suo contributo unico al genere.

    Mickey Spillane
    Everybody's Watching Me
    Mike Hammer - Killing Town
    Mickey Spillane's from the Files Of...Mike Hammer: The Complete Dailies and Sundays Volume 1
    The Shrinking Island: Three Novels by Mickey Spillane
    Mike Hammer - Kiss Her Goodbye
    Il colpo gobbo
    • Il colpo gobbo

      • 192pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      "Era una di quelle notti in cui il cielo si fa basso e sembra avvolgere il mondo in un ampio mantello grigio. La pioggia graffiava le vetrine del bar come un gatto arrabbiato e cercava di infiltrarsi nel locale ogni volta che qualche ubriaco scivolava dentro la porta..." Fuori una Buick frenò bruscamente. La porta del bar si aprì: ne uscì un uomo lasciando solo nel locale un bambino di circa due anni. Si udirono dei colpi di pistola. Sotto gli occhi stupefatti di Mike Hammer si era compito in pochissimi secondi un duplice omicidio. Chi era lo spietato conducente della Buick, fuggito a tutto gas dopo aver deliberatamente investito il suo compagno? E chi era il padre del bambino abbandonato nel bar? Perché era uscito a farsi ammazzare così a freddo? A questi drammatici interrogativi Mike Hammer, il "detective-giustiziere", cercherà una risposta, rischiando più volte la propria vita. Giallo d'azione sullo sfondo di una New York più affascinante che mai, Il colpo gobbo, una tra le prime avventure del solitario eroe newyorkese, contiene tutti gli ingredienti del migliore Spillane: sesso, macchine lussuose, whisky... e suspense a non finire. un giallo dall'esito assolutamente imprevedibile.

      Il colpo gobbo
    • A classic Mike Hammer story from the New York Times bestselling authors Max Allan Collins and the master of noir Mickey Spillane, featuring a brand-new, never before seen, alternative ending. Recuperating in Florida after the mob shoot-out that nearly claimed his life, Mike Hammer learns that an old mentor on the New York police force has committed suicide. Hammer returns for the funeral—and because he knows that Inspector Doolan would never have killed himself. When a woman is murdered practically on the funeral’s doorstep, Hammer is drawn into the hunt for a cache of Nazi diamonds and for the mysterious woman who had been close to Doolan in his final days. Everything leads to a Mafia social club where Hammer and his .45 come calling, initiating the wildest showdown since Spillane’s classic One Lonely Night.

      Mike Hammer - Kiss Her Goodbye
    • This collection features thrilling adventures centered around classic boyhood escapades, crafted by the renowned mystery writer Mickey Spillane. Known for his gripping storytelling, Spillane brings to life engaging characters and suspenseful plots that capture the essence of youthful exploration and excitement. Readers can expect a blend of action, intrigue, and timeless themes that resonate with both young audiences and those young at heart.

      The Shrinking Island: Three Novels by Mickey Spillane
    • While undercover in upstate New York, Hammer is accused by police of murdering a young woman near the freight yards. Roughed up by the cops and facing a murder charge, Hammer's fate is looking bleak until a beautiful blonde, Melba Charles, daughter of the influential Vernon Charles, gives him an unexpected alibi.

      Mike Hammer - Killing Town
    • In the midst of a deadly power struggle, Joe Boyle becomes an unwitting messenger in a dangerous game of vengeance. Tasked with delivering a threatening note from the enigmatic killer Vetter, Boyle is thrust into a chaotic world where loyalty is fleeting and survival is uncertain. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of crime and betrayal, the stakes rise, revealing the dark underbelly of the criminal underworld and the lethal consequences of his involvement.

      Everybody's Watching Me
    • After killing the son of cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, Sheriff Caleb York, forced to do her bidding, is caught in a dangerous range war between the love of his life and the cattle queen that is guaranteed to be a bloodbath

      Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek
    • Hot Lead, Cold Justice

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Legendary crime writer Mickey Spillane's celebrated tin-star hero Caleb York returns in the explosive Western saga by New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins. This time, the feared New Mexico gunhand unloads his .44 in a brewing storm brutal enough to freeze the blood. A killer blizzard sweeping across the Southwest threatens the livelihoods of everyone in the town of Trinidad. But it's two gunshots that fell Sheriff Caleb York's unlucky deputy. As sure as the blood pooling in the snow, York knows it was a case of mistaken identity. The bullets were meant for him. It's the first nasty step in a plan rustled up by former Quantrill's Raider Luke "Burn 'Em" Burnham--eliminate the law, corral a team to rob a bank in booming Las Vegas, New Mexico, then lay low. With a treacherous local merchant for cover, and York out of the picture, all they'll have to do is wait for the calm. Then they get wind of one little hitch: not only is York still alive, but he's gunning for justice--and revenge. As the winter weather bears down, the stir-crazy outlaws aim to finish what they started--take down York and disappear into the blinding storm. As a chilling cat-and-mouse begins, York isn't about to let Burnham and his damnable gang get away. It'd be a cold day in hell if he did.

      Hot Lead, Cold Justice