Killing Town, the lost first Mike Hammer novel, is in stores now!
Mike Hammer steals a ride on a train upstate to Killington. But he is welcomed by a nasty surprise: he is accused by police of raping and murdering a young woman near the freight yards. Roughed up by the cops and facing a murder charge, Hammer’s future looks bleak. Only a beautiful blonde, Melba Charles—daughter of powerful Senator Charles—might possibly save him… if he pays the price.
But why would Melba help save a man she has never met? And, more to the point, where is the real murderer?
From a brittle, brown manuscript, the first Mike Hammer novel—begun by Mickey Spillane in the mid-forties and completed seventy years later by Max Allan Collins—is a gift to mystery fans on the occasion of the noir master’s 100th birthday.
Tags: Killing Town, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, New Releases, Spillane
Already read & reviewed it for my library blog at https://bit.ly/2HaGpHN . Short version: I LOVED it! Thanks Mr.Collins!
Thanks so much, Ed.
Max, I have to tell you “Killing Town” is absolutely fantastic! A wonderful Mike Hammer classic! Great, great book. I actually laughed out loud at the last line, which surprised even me. Thank you for providing this gem to the Hammer collection. Once again you have done a masterful job.
Thanks again!