{"product_id":"baby-its-murder-mike-hammer-9781803364599","title":"Baby, It's Murder: Mike Hammer","description":"\u003cb\u003eMike Hammer's deadly final adventure challenges everything we knew about the enduring noir detective in this gripping finale with a shocking twist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe concluding Hammer novel begins with a 21st-century funeral before flashing back to summer, 1973. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine years after the events of Dig Two Graves, Hammer takes another unlikely vacation - this time on Long Island to help look after his partner Velda Sterling's seventeen-year-old sibling, Mikki. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMikki must deal with the attention of two boys vying for her affection - Hammer preferring the good kid from a wealthy family over the long-haired doper with an Easy Rider vibe. When Mikki gets hooked on heroin, Hammer - filled with contempt for dope dealers - goes on a rampage. He will find those behind the drug racket and teach them what shooting up is all about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a final resolution awaits him in the future at that funeral...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMickey Spillane\u003c\/b\u003e is the legendary crime writer credited with igniting the explosion of paperback publishing after World War II as a result of the unprecedented success of his Mike Hammer novels, feeding the public's appetite for sexy, violent, straight-talking crime stories. He also starred as Mike Hammer in \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e. Mickey Spillane died at the age of 88 in 2006. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Allan Collins\u003c\/b\u003e was hailed in 2004 by Publishers Weekly as \"a new breed of writer.\" A frequent Mystery Writers of America nominee in both fiction and non-fiction categories, he has earned an unprecedented eighteen Private Eye Writers of America nominations, winning for his Nathan Heller novels, \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eStolen Away\u003c\/i\u003e (1991). In 2002, his graphic novel \u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into an Academy-Award winning film, starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig. He lives in Iowa, USA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186585600274,"sku":"9781803364599","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d08b2ab-b436-480b-9a93-08782ea76aed.jpg?v=1744627476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baby-its-murder-mike-hammer-9781803364599","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}