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ON MICKEY SPILLANE S 100TH BIRTHDAY A BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE MASTERWhen legendary mystery writer Mickey Spillane died in 2006, he left behind the manuscript of one last novel he d just completed THE LAST STAND He asked his friend and colleague and fellow Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Max Allan Collins to take responsibility for finding the right time and place to publish this final book Now, on the hundredth anniversary of Spillane s birth, his millions of fans will at last get to read THE LAST STAND, together with a second never before published work, this one from early in Spillane s career the feverish crime novella A BULLET FOR SATISFACTION.A tarnished former cop goes on a crusade to find a politician s killer and avoid the.45 caliber slug with his name on it A pilot forced to make an emergency landing in the desert finds himself at the center of a struggle between FBI agents, unsavory fortune hunters, and members of the local Indian tribe to control a mysterious find that could mean wealth and power or death Two substantial new works filled with Spillane s muscular prose and the gorgeous women and two fisted action the author was famous for, topped off by an introduction from Max Allan Collins describing the history of these lost manuscripts and his long relationship with the writer who was his mentor, his hero, and for much of the last century the bestselling author in the world. New Read [ The Last Stand ] By [ Mickey Spillane ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Contents 013 Introduction by Max Allan Collins023 A Bullet for Satisfaction 119 The Last Stand Cover by Laurel BlechmanOne Classic Fifties Era Pulp Tale and One Modern Pseudo Western AdventureSpillane and Collins are two of my favorite writers and when they put out something new I take notice The Last Stand, the latest collaboration of Spillane s archive of unpublished work with Collins finishing touches, is actually not a novel, but two novellas, published together, in what should probably have been a double cover book like Ace used to put out This volume groups an unpublished novella from Spillane s early w One Classic Fifties Era Pulp Tale and One Modern Pseudo Western ...3 1 2 stars here from me Two never before published books under 1 title here A Bullet for Satisfaction is a real early entry from Spillane that is hard core noir with the lead role getting the women the killer With the title novel Last Stand being amodern entry...The Last Stand, published on the occasion of what would have been Mickey Spillane s 100th birthday, is comprised of two manuscripts that Spillane left behind upon his death The first, A Bullet for Satisfaction, is old school Spillane, an American noir novel that typifies most of the author s work The second, The Last Stand, is the last thing that Spillane completed before dying, and it is a hoot The Last Stand is set on an Indian reservation upon which our hero almost crash lands his The Last Stand, published on the occasion of what would have been Mickey Spillane s 100th birthday, is comprised of two manuscripts that Spillane left behind upon his death The first, A Bullet for Satisfaction, is old school Spillane, an American noir novel that typifies most of the author s work The second, The Last Stand, is the last thing tha...3 I have no idea what the picture on the cover of this book has to do with anything It sure does not connect in any way to the really fun little ditty inside that is touted as the final completed novel by Mickey Spillane This is a short journey out to the Wild West, but a truly adventurous one We have good guys mostly one , bad guys, Indians including a beautiful woman , the FBI, the ability to influence the world, history, mountains and the desert What a recipe Somehow it all spins ve 3 I have no idea what the...The Last Stand, by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins is actually two short novels in one volume, released for what would have been Mickey Spillane s 100th birthday One is pretty goodand the other seems like it was written by someone else.There is a lengthy introduction where Collins talks about Spillane and the genesis of these two wildly different novels For a few years now, Collins has been finishing or updating old Spi...I really enjoyed The Last Stand The first book was not as good.A double treat from Spillane and Collins This book contains two novellas that bookend the career of acclaimed mystery author Mickey Spillane, famous for his Mike Hammer PI novels They were I completed after Spillane s death and brought to publication by Max Allen Collins, himself an acclaimed author The first story is a classic pulp tale of a man against deadly forces It contains lots of two fisted and not so politically correct action as well as pliable female character for which Spillane wa A double treat from Spillane and Collins This book contains two novellas that bookend the career of acclaimed mystery author Mickey Spillane, famous for his Mike Hammer PI novels They were I completed after Spillane s death and brought to publication by Max Allen Collins, him...Mickey Spillane is a bit of a lightning rod figure in the crime fiction genre Lawrence Block gave an interesting summary of his legacy in the book The Crime of Our Lives At his peak, Spillane was considered in the same breath as Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett His first six Mike Hammer novels singlehandedly created the paperback originals market At its best, his prose grabs you by the throat and never lets go Yet, his work does not stand well the test of time The characters are shallo Mickey Spillane is a bit of a lightning rod figure in the crime fiction genre Lawrence Block gave an interesting summary of his legacy in the book The Crime of Our Lives At his peak, Spillane was considered in the same breath as Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett His first six Mike Hammer novels singlehandedly created the paperback originals market At its best, his prose grabs you by the throat and never lets go Yet, his work does not stand well the test of time The characters are shallow, the plots unmemorable The books are usually exaggerated pastiches of noir Spillane completed The Last Stand weeks before his death in 2006 Max Allan Collins provided minor posthumous edits according to Spillane s wishes It is clear he had become a different sort of writer by the end of his career this novel emphasizes humor and adventure over violence and sex Joe Gillian is a ...I wouldn t say it is 2 Spillane stories in 1 book I would actually consider it 3 Max Allan Collins delivers a tearjerker of an introduction bound to make any Spillane fan shed a tear A Bullet For Satisfaction is the first fictional story in this book It is a classic Spillane story as we follow Captain...

The Last Stand
  • 01 January 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 288 pages
  • Mickey Spillane
  • The Last Stand