Max Allan Collins finished this manuscript of a Mike Hammer novel. If you’re a fan of Mickey Spillane and Mike Hammer, this is a must-buy. Somehow Max Allan Collins manages to channel Spillane. The writing of both authors is seamless in this book. Lady, Go Die! was lost in the 1940s. It’s the Mike Hammer novel Spillane wrote between I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick. But it was never published. Yes, it’s a relic of the past, but I enjoyed reading every page!
I got this one delivered just yesterday. I’ve got an ebook and a regulation book I need to finish and then I’m there.
You’re going to enjoy LADY, GO DIE!, Randy.
I’m just about to start my first ever Max Allan Collins next week – I am not a fan of Spillaine and Mike Hammer however (apologies) but am definitely intrigued by these posthumous collaborations – my local library has a copy of THE CONSUMMATA and I was thinking of giving it a whirl as I like so many of the Hard Case Crime books …
Mike Hammer was an avatar of his time, Sergio. I enjoy the Hammer books, but the best ones were written 60 years ago.
George, “forgotten” hardly applies to this one, it’s very new. Also, I think “Mike Hammer was an avatar of his time” is a little strong, but maybe I’m mistaken about that. I’m assuming the definition of avatar as “an embodiment or personification”.
The manuscript for LADY, GO DIE! languished for over 50 years, Rick. That qualifies it for being “forgotten” in my book. Mike Hammer and Mickey Spillane dominated the Fifties and the Sixties in terms of sales and cultural influence which embodies my use of the word “avatar.”
Got my copy yesterday. It’s in the queue for next week.
I think you’ll be caught up in the Mike Hammer world again, Jerry. I know I was.