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My Gun is Quick
Private Investigator Mike Hammer is on the case investigating a conspiracy. In the process, Hammer falls in love and has his lover killed. He avenges his lover's death by capturing the killer and uncovering a conspiracy against him. ...
One Lonely Night
Hard boiled private investigator Mike Hammers stumbles on a murder and suicide while taking a walk on a bridge late at night. The suicidal girl jumps in the river after Hammer murders a man trying to pursue her. As the suicidal girl jumps in the river she leaves only with a green communist card behind. Hammer is left looking for answers of why the girl was being pursued and stumbles on a communist conspiracy to take over the government. Hammer keeps gov...
Something's Down There
Simon & Schuster, Dec 2003, 24.00, 288 pp. ISBN: 0743251466 Retired from his harrowing operative career, American Mako Hooker spends his time fishing from his boat, the Clamdip. However, his solace at sea ends when his former employers order him back to work. They want Mako to investigate the explosive attacks on ships in the Bermuda Triangle where the former agent conveniently is spending his time. His ex employer also sends his former peer...
The Big Kill
Mike Hammer witnesses a man, William Decker, kissing his toddler son goodbye and walking right to his death to be gunned down. Hammer takes one of the killers out but feels a responsbility to find out who wanted this man killed. Hammer uncovers Decker's connection to bookies and the criminals Decker worked for keep turning up dead. As the investigation heats up, Hammer is almost killed for knowing too much and arrested by the D.A. for butting into police...

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Vengeance is Mine
Mike Hammer, private eye dectective, wakes up to find himself alone with a murder victim and being accused of the crime. He flees and has to solve the mystery of who set him up. He uncovers a conspiracy against him. The plot has many twists and at first not even Hammer is positive of his innocence. ...
Way of the Gun
Mike Hammer sets out to find the murderer of his best friend. Hammer is a private investigator with many lovers. Hammer tracks the killer down. Spillane books have a great tone for the times and description of language/slang. ...