The Goliath Bone: A Mike Hammer Novel - Rilegato

Allan Collins, Max; Spillane, Mickey

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ISBN 10: 1847245951 ISBN 13: 9781847245953

Casa editrice: Quercus Publishing, 2009

Riassunto

Before he died, Mickey Spillane wrote the beginning and end of a new Mike Hammer novel, as well as outlining the middle section. The novel was completed by his long-time friend, the acclaimed mystery writer Max Allan Collins. Hammer, the most New York of all detectives, battles terrorists in this post 9/11 hard-boiled detective thriller. On an amateur dig in Israel, two students discover what appears to be the femur of a very large humanoid, and there's compelling evidence to suggest that it's the thigh bone of the Biblical giant, Goliath. Back in New York, they head into the subway carrying the carefully wrapped bone when a hitman attempts to kill them.Hammer comes to their rescue. But it is only the beginning of their troubles as various factions will stop at nothing to get their hands on the precious item, each for their own venal and nefarious reasons. Hammer and his loyal assistant Velda assure once again that the decent guys triumph in this cracking new thriller from a master of the genre.

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L'autore:

Mickey Spillane was born in 1918 Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey of an Irish father and Scottish mother. He started writing in high school. He concocted adventures for major 1940s comic book characters, including Captain Marvel, Superman and Batman. Many of his thrillers featured his signature detective Mike Hammer. By 1980 Spillane was responsible for seven of the top fifteen all-time bestselling fiction titles in America. He died in 2006.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

The bestselling author of shoot-em-up crime fiction is back with a twisty new tale starring his iconic tough hero Mike Hammer. On an amateur dig in Israel, two students discover what appears to be the femur of a very large humanoid, and there's compelling evidence to suggest that it's the thigh bone of the Biblical giant, Goliath. Back in New York, they are heading into the subway carrying the carefully wrapped bone when a hitman attempts to kill them. Hammer comes to their rescue. But it is only the beginning of their troubles as various factions will stop at nothing to get their hands on the precious item, each for their own venal and nefarious reasons. Hammer and his loyal assistant Velda assure once again that the decent guys triumph in this cracking post-9/11 hard-boiled detective thriller. A week before his death, Mickey Spillane entrusted a substantial portion of this manuscript and extensive notes to his frequent collaborator, Max Allan Collins, to complete. The result is a thriller as classic as Spillane's own I, The Jury, as compelling as Collins's Road to Perdition, and as contemporary as The Da Vinci Code.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Quercus Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847245951
• ISBN 13: 9781847245953
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288