02539nam 2200601Ia 450 991078081710332120230617002451.01-282-40900-X97866124090040-313-05848-2(CKB)2550000000000677(EBL)491852(OCoLC)61192596(SSID)ssj0000340372(PQKBManifestationID)11247534(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340372(PQKBWorkID)10365367(PQKB)10577930(MiAaPQ)EBC491852(Au-PeEL)EBL491852(CaPaEBR)ebr10349227(CaONFJC)MIL240900(EXLCZ)99255000000000067720020920d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA Mickey Spillane companion[electronic resource] /Robert L. GaleWestport, Conn. Greenwood Pressc20031 online resource (358 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-32334-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-312) and index.Contents; Preface; Chronology; Abbreviations; Entries; General Bibliography; IndexAt 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.Detective and mystery stories, AmericanDictionariesHammer, Mike (Fictitious character)DictionariesPrivate investigators in literatureDictionariesDetective and mystery stories, AmericanHammer, Mike (Fictitious character)Private investigators in literature813813/.54Gale Robert L.1919-2020.175396MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780817103321A Mickey Spillane companion3825681UNINA