The Big Kill

Mickey Spillane is the most sensational new mystery writer to appear in years. His stories, reprinted exclusively in 25c Signet editions, are a breathtaking blend of action, passion and suspense. The success of his books is phenomenal. In less than three years, over 10,000,000 copies have been printed. If you like something different-and excitingly unique- in entertainment, read this new Mickey Spillane Mike
Hammer mystery thriller. And if you have not yet tasted Spillane, don’t miss: I, THE JURY (#699), MY GUN IS QUICK (#791), VENGEANCE IS MINE (#852) and ONE LONELY NIGHT (#888)-in 25c Signet editions.

Mike Hammer Talks

There’s only one kind of talk a punk under- stands-Mike Hammer says. “I snapped the side of the rod across his jaw and laid the flesh open to the bone. He dropped the sap and staggered into the big boy with a scream. … I pounded his teeth back into his mouth with the end of the barrel … and I took my own damn time about kicking him in the face. He smashed into the door and lay there bubbling. So I kicked him again and he stopped bubbling.” Think this is tough? It’s just a sample of the punishment Mike delivers when he sets out to find the killer of a guy trying to go straight. A guy who parked his kid in Mike Hammer’s arms-and left him there an orphan.
Luscious, eager dames, dynamite-packed action that starts in cheap bars and goes right up to the D. A.’s office, and a guided tour of the seamiest- as well as the swankiest-spots in New York, make this one of Mike Hammer’s most thrilling adventures to date.
“Tell me I’m interfering with police work,” Mike says, “and I’ll tell you how sick I am of what goes on in this town. I live here, see? I got a damn good right to keep it clean ..