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Former deputy sheriff eddy craig right to travel traffic stop script washington state law duration. Mike hammer gives a lift to a beauty on the run from a sanitariumbut their joyride is cut short by two dark sedans full of professional killers, who knock the detective out cold. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. A beautiful womans coldblooded murder has the mark of the mafia. The big kill the long wait vengeance is mine one lonely night kiss me, deadly i, the jury and my gun is quick. Theres a kind of power about mickey spillane that no other writer can imitate. While driving down a lonely road late one evening, hammer picks up a beautiful blonde hitchhiker cloris leachman, dressed in nothing but a raincoat. Aug 19, 2011 the fact that producerdirector robert aldrichs 1955 kiss me deadly is regarded as one of the classic films noir of the initial 194158 period is both selfevidentits a great movieand. The novel was later loosely adapted into the film kiss me. Kiss me deadly by spillane, first edition abebooks. He commands a great pace, with voices that arent affected, which. Spillanes books as embodied by stacy keach reading mike hammer was like conversing to a yarn spun by the man himself.
Regarded by many critics as the ultimate film noir, and by many more as the finest movie adaptation of a book by mickey spillane, kiss me deadly stars ralph meeker as spillanes antisocial private eye mike hammer. Most of the villains are bad by reputation rather than by anything on the page and all attractive females fall in love with mike. Nov 19, 2015 kiss me, deadly by mickey spillane, 9781409158691, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aug 26, 2005 robert aldrichs kiss me deadly 1955 author. Kiss me deadly by mickey spillane overdrive rakuten. Listen to kiss me deadly audiobook by mickey spillane. Kiss me deadly mike hammer, book 6 by mickey spillane. Kiss me, deadly 1952 is mickey spillane s sixth novel featuring private investigator mike hammer.
Kiss me deadly by robert aldrich ralph meeker, albert. Buy kiss me deadly by mickey spillane online at alibris. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. When he wakes up, his car has been rolled off a cliff, with his mysterious passenger still inside it.
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. Kiss me, deadly by spillane, mickey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ive listened to mike dennis on three or four different audio book performances. Previous owner wrote their name on inside cover, a few pages have splotches on them, see pictures. Kiss me deadly mickey spillane first edition 1952 hardcover.
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Mickey spillane b1918 real name frank grew up in brooklyn, and started writing for the comic book market in the 1930s. The fact that producerdirector robert aldrichs 1955 kiss me deadly is regarded as one of the classic films noir of the initial 194158 period is both selfevidentits a great movieand. As he digs deeper, he discovers that about fifteen years ago the mafia had been double crossed. Jan 23, 2018 this feature is not available right now. Mickey spillane published his first novel, i, the jury, in 1947. Kiss me deadly is an overlooked crime gem that has proved to be a major influence on subsequent film makers from the french new wave to cult classics repo man and pulp fiction. I still have yet to read a ny of the original spillane books or any of the continuation books incl uding a sequel to kiss me, deadly coauthored by max allan collins which i feel kind of bad about. Kiss me deadly is an independently made 1955 american film noir, produced and directed by robert aldrich, and starring ralph meeker, albert dekker, paul stewart, juano hernandez, wesley addy, and with maxine cooper and cloris leachman in their feature film debuts. Buy a cheap copy of kiss me, deadly book by mickey spillane. Kiss me deadly g k hall large print book series 0816155542. In the early 1950s spillane retired from writing after he became a jehovahs witness.
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I had no idea when i blogged up murder me, murder you a few years back that id be c overing so much mike hammer for the blog. Kiss me deadly is a short book made too long by all of the selfrighteous monolog. Kiss me deadly 1952 all i saw was the dame standing there in the glare of the headlights waving her arms like a huge puppet and the curse i spit out filled the car and my own ears. Pulp is allowed to be formulaic, but the formula never comes together to make an. According to wikipedia as of 1980 seven out of the top fifteen alltime us fiction bestsellers were by mickey spillane. Kiss me, deadly unabridged mickey spillane audiobook.
In against his better judgment, jim avati painted seven covers for reprints of mickey spillane novels in the signet books series. I wrenched the wheel over, felt the rear end start to slide, brought it out with a splash of power and almost ran up the side of a cliff as the car fishtailed. One of the last american film noirs, robert aldrichs influential kiss me deadly is neither narratively perfect nor technically sound, but it is perhaps the most brutal, most unflinching and. The novel was later loosely adapted into the film kiss me deadly in 1955. Kiss me deadly g k hall large print book series by spillane, mickey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The novel was later loosely adapted into the film kiss me deadly in 1955 plot summary. While hammers enemies are searching the city for him, he is ready to go after them. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kiss me deadly. Years ago, i had read i, the jury and liked it moderately. Mike hammer, hardboiled private eye, became the most famous character developed by writer, mickey spillane.
A narcotics dealer was the nemesis of mike hammer in kiss me deadly. The long wait,6 which followed in 1954, starring anthony quinn, also disappointed. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. With one of the largest book inventories in the world, find the book you are looking for.