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Frank Morrison Spillane (/ s p ɪ ˈ l eɪ n /; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer .
Michael J. Spillane (July 13, 1933 – May 13, 1977) was an Irish-American mobster who controlled Hell's Kitchen in New York in the 1960s and 1970s. Spillane, the so-called “Gentleman Gangster", [1] was a marked contrast to the violent Westies mob members who succeeded him in Hell's Kitchen.
Mickey Spillane (born March 9, 1918, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died July 17, 2006, Murrells Inlet, S.C.) was an American writer of detective fiction, whose popular work is characterized by violence and sexual licentiousness.
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At one point in time, he was known as the only PI genre writer and the “King of Pulp Fiction”. Book Series In Order » Authors » Mickey Spillane. Complete order of Mickey Spillane books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Learn about the life and career of Mickey Spillane, the king of the pulp novelists in the post-WW II period, who sold 200 million copies globally. Find out how he created the hard-boiled P.I. genre with gory violence and sex, and how he was reviled by critics and praised by fans.
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- Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, USA
Jul 17, 2006 · Mickey Spillane was one of the world's most popular mystery writers. His specialty was tight-fisted, sadistic revenge stories, often featuring his alcoholic gumshoe Mike Hammer and a cast of evildoers who launder money or spout the Communist Party line.
Mickey Spillane has 287 books on Goodreads with 62483 ratings. Mickey Spillane’s most popular book is I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1).
