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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456862003321

Autore

Gale Robert L. <1919->

Titolo

A Mickey Spillane companion [[electronic resource] /] / Robert L. Gale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, c2003

ISBN

1-282-40900-X

9786612409004

0-313-05848-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Disciplina

813

813/.54

Soggetti

Detective and mystery stories, American

Hammer, Mike (Fictitious character)

Private investigators in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-312) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chronology; Abbreviations; Entries; General Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

At one time, Mickey Spillane had authored seven of the top ten bestsellers in history, and may have been the most widely read author in the world. Spillane masterful storytelling grabs his readers with his first paragraph and leads them spellbound toward his climax. Along with Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald, he remains one of America's greatest mystery writers. This book is a convenient guide to his works.||An opening chronology lists the chief events in his life and career. The bulk of the volume presents several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on his writings.