Tag Archives: Mickey Spillane

Rediscovered: The Influence of Race

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Don

Race Williams, that is. . . . I got Them That Lives by Their Guns around Thanksgiving last year, and promised I was going to give it a fair shake. Read each and every story. And read them all I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit | Tagged Balcone Williams, Black Mask, Carroll John Daly, Erle Stanley Gardner, Johnny Carson, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, Mycroft Holmes, Race Williams, Sherlock Holmes, Tom Snyder |

Rediscovered: Under the Xmas Tree

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Don

In recent years I haven’t been finding many books under the old Xmas Tree, but the fact is that I get books all the time — for Xmas, a book would have to have some special vibe to it. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit | Tagged Ian Fleming, James Bond, Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer, Raymond Chandler, Xmas |

Hammett: If Joe Gores Had Written a Bio. . .

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Don

Shot above — Nathan Ward chatting as the room fills to capacity in the Mechanics’ Library — art shot at bottom, Table with Book (and Wine, and Mic). If you wanted an autographed copy of The Lost Detective and couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, News | Tagged Frederic Dannay, Joe Gores, Mechanics' Library, Mickey Spillane, Nathan Ward, Peter Maravelis, Pinkerton's, Raymond Chandler, Vince Emery |

Hammett: Milady

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Don

If you know me, you know that I enjoy solid pieces of litcrit. Sure, a “Just the facts, ma’am” kind of article like the typical pulp fan dotes on is perfectly okay — issue, date, who painted the cover art, … Continue reading →