Kill Me, Darling, Mickey Spillane
Kill Me, Darling, Mickey Spillane
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Kill Me, Darling
A Mike Hammer Novel

Author: Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins

Narrator: Stacy Keach

Unabridged: 6 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2015

Synopsis

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?

About Mickey Spillane

Mickey Spillane published his first novel, I, the Jury, in 1947. Since then his books have sold more than 140 million copies, and his private eye character Mike Hammer has become a household name. A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, Spillane lived, fished, and found that writing just kept coming back to find him in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Mickey Spillane died July 17, 2006.

About Max Allan Collins

Max Allan Collins is the bestselling author of the graphic novel Road to Perdition, the basis for the Academy Award–winning film starring Tom Hanks. Collins has won two Shamus Awards for previous Nathan Heller novels. His most recent Heller thriller was Bye Bye, Baby. Collins lives in Muscatine, Iowa.

About Stacy Keach

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh on September 24, 2019

Kill Me, Darling is classic Mike Hammer with a modern twist (thanks to co-author Max Allan Collins). Completed posthumously based on an outline, the twentieth Mike Hammer novel stays true to the source material to give the reader that authentic hardboiled feel. Replacing the dark and dangerous backs......more

Goodreads review by Little on February 11, 2020

Mike hammer books are more action/adventure than detective stories. I enjoy that they are written in an older time as I get a peak at society from back then. Good entertaining read. Recommended......more

Goodreads review by Shane on April 06, 2017

Collins really surprised me with the ending. Didn't see that twist coming. Very good story and a must read for any Hard-boiled fan. This combination of Spillane starting a story in the long ago, (1954 this time) and Collins finishing the story 60 years later has worked surprisingly well and I hope t......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on June 04, 2016

This is the first Mike Hammer novel I have ever read, and I enjoyed it very much. This novel takes place in 1954, and Mr. Hammer has received a handwritten note from his office and private investigator associate (in addition to fiancée) Velda Sterling, telling him goodbye. Hammer goes off on a two w......more

Goodreads review by Dean on August 29, 2022

This was a fun read for those that enjoy Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer detective stories. Max Allan Collins is one of my favorite authors and he doesn't disappoint.......more

Quotes

“Mike Hammer is undeniably an icon of our culture.” New York Times

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