MICKEY SPILLANE—Record-Breaking Mystery Author whose books have sold over 28,000,000 copies to fans who like rugged sleuthing, streaming tension, and savage, hard-hitting action THE LONG WAIT—A scorching thriller about a tough ex-GI who couldn't remember his past or forget ...

THE SNAKE is private eye Mike Hammer in a brand-new role: protector to a baby-faced blonde. The Snake is Mike Hammer at his kiss-and-slug best.

The most important rule Mitch Corey taught the sexy redhead was: stay out of Texas until you're smarter than anybody there. Corey knew you could fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time - but almost never a rich Texan. Because those Texas oil millionaires ...

A celebrated actress steps out of a shower and finds her husband murdered on the floox of their hotel room. A beautiful key witness takes it on the lam for no apparent reason. An inconspicuous fishing boat mysteriously explodes in a Gulf Coast horbor, blowing to shreds two men who ...

Her palm exploded against my face. I grabbed her arm and tightened up on it. "Keep your hand to yourself," I said, "or I'll break it off." "Still nervous about the sherif?" she asked. "Imagine him thinking you robbed the bank. It's a good thing I'm your alibi, sweet, your only alibi. ...

It was obvious she had nothing on beneath the old cotton dress and that she didn't care a damn. Lee was just looking at her. She could see what he wanted. I could feel the collar of my shirt choking me. "She ought to be against the law," Lee said slowly and shakily. "She is," I said. ...

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