{"product_id":"mike-hammer-killing-town-isbn-9781789093421","title":"Mike Hammer: Killing Town","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE LOST FIRST \u003ci\u003eMIKE HAMMER\u003c\/i\u003e THRILLER! The lost book that begins the iconic \u003ci\u003eMike Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e series by Mickey Spillane, finally completed by Max Allan Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"When someone frames me for rape and murder, I take it personal...\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Hammer steals a ride on a train upstate to Killington. But he arrives to a nasty surprise; he is accused by police of raping and murdering a young woman near the freight yards. Roughed up by the cops and facing a murder charge, Hammer's fate looks bleak until a beautiful blonde, Melba Charles--daughter of Senator Charles--gives him an unexpected alibi. But there is a price for clearing his name: he is to marry her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy would Melba jump in to save a man she has never met before? And, more to the point, where is the real murderer?\u003cb\u003eMickey Spillane\u003c\/b\u003e is the legendary crime writer credited with igniting the explosion of paperback publishing after World War II as a result of the unprecedented success of his \u003ci\u003eMike Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e novels. Spillane's novels sold tens of millions of copies - \u003ci\u003eI, The Jury\u003c\/i\u003e went through more than 60 paperback printings in 1947 alone. In 1995, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Before his death at the age of 88 in 2006, Spillane chose long-time friend Max Allan Collins to complete his unfinished work and act as his literary executor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Allan Collins \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e, the graphic novel that inspired the Oscar-winning movie starring Paul Newman and Tom Hanks, and of the acclaimed Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries. Also a filmmaker himself, Collins' films include the documentary \u003ci\u003eMike Hammer's Mickey Spillane.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302234116325,"sku":"NP9781789093421","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781789093421.jpg?v=1767732685","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mike-hammer-killing-town-isbn-9781789093421","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}