"I, the Jury I, the Jury is the 1947 debut novel of American crime fiction writer Mickey Spillane, the first work to feature private investigator Mike Hammer. The novel opens as private detective Mike Hammer is called to the apartment of insurance investigator Jack Williams, a very close friend who was crippled saving Hammer's life during shared WW2 military service in the Pacific. Losing his arm rendered Jack unfit for police work, so he put his experience to use by investigating insurance fraud. Williams has been murdered in a particularly cruel way, deliberately shot in the stomach to make the"
"Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane (; March 9, 1918July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Spillane was the only child of his Irish bartender father, John Joseph Spillane, and his Scottish mother, Catherine Anne. Spillane attended Erasmus Hall High School, graduating in 1935. He started writing while in high school,"
"have inherited, had it not been stolen. Mike Hammer takes on the whole mafia, coolly, and in imperfect health. Black Alley Black Alley (1996) is Mickey Spillane's 13th novel featuring tougher-than-thou New York City private investigator Mike Hammer, and the last one he completed before his death in July 2006. Following the author's demise, the first of ""five substantial Mike Hammer manuscripts,"" ""The Goliath Bone"", was completed by his friend and colleague Max Allan Collins and published in 2008. Additional books based on Spillane's unfinished manuscripts have since been released, including ""Lady, Go Die!"" (2012), ""Complex 90"" (2013) and ""King"
"2015, Keach became a Polish citizen. He suffered a mild stroke in March 2009, from which he has made a full recovery. Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor of stage, film, and television. Highly prolific, he has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictional detective Mike Hammer, which he played in numerous stand-alone television films and at least three different television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The role earned him a Golden Globe"
"One Lonely Night One Lonely Night (1951) is Mickey Spillane's fourth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. After having been berated by a little judge because of killing somebody who needed knocking off bad, licensed investigator Mike Hammer goes for a walk to contemplate this humiliation on a rainy night in Manhattan and comes across a terrified woman and her pursuer on a bridge. Mike kills the man but the woman, terrified, jumps to her death from the bridge. Both the man and the woman possessed oddly shaped green cards with the edges cut off at odd angles. Hammer's friend"
"died in New York City 1950, aged 38. Kane blamed his death on a ""broken heart"" at a young age. Crime novelist Mickey Spillane, who worked for Lloyd Jacquet's Funnies Inc. packager during the 1930s and 1940s, teamed with Sahle on a number of occasions, including on the character ""Mike Danger"", which Spillane described as ""the original concept of Mike Hammer"", the archetypal hardboiled detective of mid-20th century paperback novels. After Spillane's novels were successful, some ""Mike Danger"" stories saw print in issues of ""Crime Detector"" in 1954, and new stories featuring the character were published by Big Entertainment four"
"less ""precious"" work that valued personal vision and idiosyncrasy. ""The Madness of Mickey Hamilton"" (1979); ""The Gun"" (1980); ""Discovered in a Graveyard"" (1982) Christopher Wicking Christopher Wicking (born 10 January 1943 in London, England; died of a heart attack in Toulouse, France, 13 October 2008) was a screenwriter often in the horror and fantasy genres, notably for the British arm of American International Pictures and with Hammer Film Productions, for whom he was the last 'resident script editor'. Wicking was educated at Coopers' Company's School. While studying at St Martin's School of Art, London, he determined to break into the"
"in her hands is rigged by mud blocking the two barrels to backfire on anybody who pulls the trigger. Laura fires the shotgun at him, and Hammer gets his answer. ""I never hit dames...I always kick them"" - Mike Hammer The Girl Hunters (film) The Girl Hunters (1963) is a British-made crime drama film directed by Roy Rowland, adapted from the 1962 Mickey Spillane pulp novel of the same name. Spillane himself stars as private detective Mike Hammer, one of the few occasions in film history in which an author of a popular literary hero has portrayed his own character."
"My Gun Is Quick My Gun Is Quick (1950) is Mickey Spillane's second novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. It was the basis for the 1957 film of the same title, ""My Gun Is Quick"". The story starts with Mike Hammer meeting a red-headed prostitute in a diner. She is hassled by a man she appears to know and fear but Mike deals with him swiftly. Despite little conversation, he gives her some money to get a real job and leaves. The next day she is found dead, the victim of an apparent hit-and-run accident. Mike does not believe this"
"Kiss Me, Deadly Kiss Me, Deadly (1952) is Mickey Spillane's sixth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. The novel was later loosely adapted into the film ""Kiss Me Deadly"" in 1955. Chapter 1: Speeding down a mountain road coming back from Albany, New York, PI Mike Hammer almost runs over a woman hitch hiking in the middle of the road. After Mike's car skids to a stop, she gets in the car and they drive to Manhattan only later to be run off the road by gangsters. The gangsters torture the woman for information, which she fails to tell them."
"Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor of stage, film, and television. Highly prolific, he has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictional detective Mike Hammer, which he played in numerous stand-alone television films and at least three different television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1984. He has also performed as a narrator for programs including CNBC'S ""American Greed"" (2008–) and various educational television"
"Black Alley Black Alley (1996) is Mickey Spillane's 13th novel featuring tougher-than-thou New York City private investigator Mike Hammer, and the last one he completed before his death in July 2006. Following the author's demise, the first of ""five substantial Mike Hammer manuscripts,"" ""The Goliath Bone"", was completed by his friend and colleague Max Allan Collins and published in 2008. Additional books based on Spillane's unfinished manuscripts have since been released, including ""Lady, Go Die!"" (2012), ""Complex 90"" (2013) and ""King of the Weeds"" (2014). ""King of the Weeds"" is a direct sequel to ""Black Alley."" The novel begins with"
"Vengeance Is Mine (novel) Vengeance Is Mine! (1950) is Mickey Spillane's third novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. Mike Hammer wakes up being questioned by the police in the same hotel room as the body of an old friend from World War II. His friend, Chester Wheeler, has apparently committed suicide with Hammer's own gun after they had been drinking all night. As it is not considered murder, Hammer is not under suspicion but the District Attorney takes the opportunity to revoke his Private Investigator and Gun licences. Considering the evidence, Wheeler had no motive to commit suicide and two"
"torture from gangsters that Hammer reciprocates. Hammer also has loving encounters with two women he meets on his quest. Marsha is a former Hollywood Actress who was beaten by Decker when he robbed her flat. Ellen is the estranged daughter of a rich horse breeder who works for the D.A.. The Big Kill The Big Kill (1951) is Mickey Spillane's fifth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. Drinking at a seedy bar on a rainy night, Hammer notices a man come in with an infant. The man, named Decker, cries as he kisses the infant, then walks out in the"
"The Girl Hunters The Girl Hunters (1962) is Mickey Spillane's seventh novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. It was adapted for the screen in 1963; Spillane himself played Mike Hammer. The reader discovers that Hammer has been a drunk living in gutters around New York City for the past seven years. Hammer's secretary and fiancee, Velda, is believed to be dead after a botched protection job involving a Chicago socialite and her new husband. Then, Hammer is apprehended and taken to an undisclosed location, where he is interrogated by former friend Captain Pat Chambers. Chambers, who blames Hammer for Velda's"
"The Killing Man The Killing Man (1989) is Mickey Spillane's twelfth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. The Killing Man is a typical Mike Hammer murder mystery, only in this story, the tables are turned and bad things are happening to Mike Hammer himself. Mike walks into his office to discover his beloved secretary, Velda, unconscious, the brutal murder of ex-mobster Anthony DiCica at Mike's desk, and a note from the killer signed Penta. Mike is in the middle and taking hits from the DA's office, the FBI, the CIA, and the mob, while being assumed to have been the"
"efforts given here. The violence is often senseless and the sex seems to exist only for its own sake. Well produced, but still a boring and tasteless piece""; while Allmovie found the film ""Not quite as accomplished as Robert Aldrich's classic Mike Hammer yarn ""Kiss Me Deadly"", ""My Gun is Quick"" works well within its modest limits."" My Gun Is Quick (film) My Gun Is Quick is a 1957 film noir crime film based on the 1950 novel ""My Gun is Quick"" by Mickey Spillane. Written by Richard M. Powell and directed by Mike Hammer producer Victor Saville credited as"
"David Paul Hammer David Paul Hammer (born October 9, 1958) is an American federal prisoner serving life without possibility of parole concurrent with a 1200-year Oklahoma State sentence. He was sentenced to death on November 4, 1998 for the murder of his cell mate, Andrew Marti. He is also a writer and anti-death penalty advocate who achieved media fame for his 2004 autobiography ""The Final Escape"", ""Secrets Worth Dying For"" (his 2004 first book about Timothy McVeigh), and 2010's ""Deadly Secrets: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing"", based on information from when McVeigh was a then-fellow death row inmate."
"My Gun Is Quick (film) My Gun Is Quick is a 1957 film noir crime film based on the 1950 novel ""My Gun is Quick"" by Mickey Spillane. Written by Richard M. Powell and directed by Mike Hammer producer Victor Saville credited as Phil Victor and George White, the movie stars Robert Bray as private investigator Mike Hammer, Pamela Duncan as Velda, Hammer's secretary. Private investigator Mike Hammer, by assisting a prostitute being assaulted, cannot help noticing a unique ring on her finger. Later, when she is found murdered that ring is nowhere to be found. From here the story"
"The Big Kill The Big Kill (1951) is Mickey Spillane's fifth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. Drinking at a seedy bar on a rainy night, Hammer notices a man come in with an infant. The man, named Decker, cries as he kisses the infant, then walks out in the rain and is shot dead. Hammer shoots the assailant as he searches Decker's body. The driver of the getaway car runs over the man Hammer shot to ensure that he won't talk. Hammer takes care of the child and vows revenge on the person behind the deed. Next morning Mike"
"Ralph Meeker Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber; November 21, 1920 August 5, 1988) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of ""Mister Roberts"" (1948–1951) and ""Picnic"" (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance. In film, Meeker is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's 1955 film noir cult classic ""Kiss Me Deadly"". Meeker went on to play a series of roles that used his husky and macho screen presence, including a lead role in Stanley"
"and proceeds to hunt down her murderers. In the process he uncovers a massive and powerful prostitution ring in New York. My Gun Is Quick My Gun Is Quick (1950) is Mickey Spillane's second novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. It was the basis for the 1957 film of the same title, ""My Gun Is Quick"". The story starts with Mike Hammer meeting a red-headed prostitute in a diner. She is hassled by a man she appears to know and fear but Mike deals with him swiftly. Despite little conversation, he gives her some money to get a real job"
"intended victim when DiCica was murdered. Hammer then leaps into action, finding the perpetrator. This crime is bigger, however, involving not only himself, but an ambitious, lovely District attorney and several federal agencies. The Killing Man The Killing Man (1989) is Mickey Spillane's twelfth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. The Killing Man is a typical Mike Hammer murder mystery, only in this story, the tables are turned and bad things are happening to Mike Hammer himself. Mike walks into his office to discover his beloved secretary, Velda, unconscious, the brutal murder of ex-mobster Anthony DiCica at Mike's desk, and"
"The Body Lovers The Body Lovers (1967) is Mickey Spillane's tenth book featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. This story opens with Mike Hammer moving through the dark streets of the city when he hears a child emit a terrible scream of fear. When he finds the child he also discovers the nude body of a murdered beautiful woman who had been beaten to death with a whip. This begins a complicated and baffling case involving the deaths of a few more women, a murdered newspaper reporter who was tracking some aspects of the case and the sordid life of the"
"Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All is a 1989 mystery crime thriller television film. It starred Stacy Keach, former ""Wonder Woman"" actress Lynda Carter, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Michelle Phillips, Lyle Alzado and the pre-stardom Jim Carrey. It was respectively filmed in Culver City, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. This television film features the Madonna song ""Open Your Heart"". It has never been released on VHS, DVD or Blu Ray Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) is asked by a Las Vegas entertainer named Johnny Roman (Edward Winter) to come to Vegas. After that call, his secretary Velda"
"for Mike and he defeats the ring by literally blowing it away. The Body Lovers The Body Lovers (1967) is Mickey Spillane's tenth book featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. This story opens with Mike Hammer moving through the dark streets of the city when he hears a child emit a terrible scream of fear. When he finds the child he also discovers the nude body of a murdered beautiful woman who had been beaten to death with a whip. This begins a complicated and baffling case involving the deaths of a few more women, a murdered newspaper reporter who was"
"David Hagberg David Hagberg (* 9. October 1942 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American novelist best known for his techno-thrillers featuring super-spy Kirk McGarvey. Hagberg has also written under the pseudonym Sean Flannery, Nick Carter, David Bannerman, David James, Robert Pell, and Eric Ramsey. Hagberg's style has been described as a cross between Tom Clancy and Ian Fleming. His thrillers generally feature a combination of technical detail, timely plots and super-spy heroics that are sometimes almost prophetic in their accuracy . In the novel ""Joshua's Hammer"", for example, written in 2000, Hagberg gives a chilling account of a mega-terrorist plot"
"David Hagberg David Hagberg (* 9. October 1942 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American novelist best known for his techno-thrillers featuring super-spy Kirk McGarvey. Hagberg has also written under the pseudonym Sean Flannery, Nick Carter, David Bannerman, David James, Robert Pell, and Eric Ramsey. Hagberg's style has been described as a cross between Tom Clancy and Ian Fleming. His thrillers generally feature a combination of technical detail, timely plots and super-spy heroics that are sometimes almost prophetic in their accuracy . In the novel ""Joshua's Hammer"", for example, written in 2000, Hagberg gives a chilling account of a mega-terrorist plot"
"from Laura and death attempts by the Dragon, Hammer hurries to find Velda, as the clock is ticking, and time is not on his side. A restored print was screened at the 2010 edition of the Festival de Cannes as an Official Selection of the Cinéma de la Plage. The Girl Hunters The Girl Hunters (1962) is Mickey Spillane's seventh novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. It was adapted for the screen in 1963; Spillane himself played Mike Hammer. The reader discovers that Hammer has been a drunk living in gutters around New York City for the past seven years."
"Michael Harvey (author) Michael Harvey is an American author, journalist, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Harvey is the author of seven crime novels, ""The Chicago Way"", ""The Fifth Floor"", ""The Third Rail"", ""We All Fall Down"", ""The Innocence Game"", ""The Governor’s Wife"", and ""Brighton"". Harvey is also an investigative reporter, documentary producer and co-creator, producer and executive producer of A&E’s groundbreaking forensic series, ""Cold Case Files"". Harvey’s investigative journalism and documentary work has won multiple news Emmys and CableACE awards, numerous national and international film festival awards, a CINE Golden Eagle, two Prime-Time Emmy nominations, as well as an Academy Award"
"Don't Answer the Phone Don't Answer the Phone! is a 1980 horror thriller film directed by Robert Hammer, written by Hammer and Michael D. Castle. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. Former Vietnam vet, amateur bodybuilder, and talented porno-photographer Kirk Smith is a crazed killer who stalks the streets of Los Angeles, picking up young women, strangling them in lurid fashion, and sexually abusing their dead bodies. Between murders, he carries out twisted religious ceremonies, has imaginary conversations"
"Sledge Hammer! Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a caricature of the standard ""cop on the edge"" character. Inspired by Clint Eastwood's no-nonsense approach to law enforcement in the ""Dirty Harry"" films, teenager Alan Spencer dreamed up the idea of a police officer whose approach was even more over-the-top, to the point of absurdity. At the age of 16, Spencer wrote a screenplay based on this idea."
"Heart"" telethon bin. After that, he returns to Manhattan's Lite 'n' Easy Bar once again spending time with Velda. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All is a 1989 mystery crime thriller television film. It starred Stacy Keach, former ""Wonder Woman"" actress Lynda Carter, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Michelle Phillips, Lyle Alzado and the pre-stardom Jim Carrey. It was respectively filmed in Culver City, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. This television film features the Madonna song ""Open Your Heart"". It has never been released on VHS, DVD or Blu Ray Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) is asked by"