The Deep [Paperback]

Mickey Spillane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1962

Fiction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Signet; Fourteenth Printing edition (January 1, 1962)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451137035
• ISBN-13: 978-0451137036
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,573,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) sold hundreds of millions of books. He introduced iconic detective Mike Hammer to readers in 1947 with I, THE JURY, and was named a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 1995.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A going-back to your childhood book, for a man of violence, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Deep (Paperback)

This is one of the best Mickey Spillane books because it appeals to a broader audience by not being quite as quick to violence as his Mike Hammer series. I have given this book to people who thought they would never read a Mickey Spillane book, and they have enjoyed it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As hard-bitten and gutsy as a brassy blonde dame, September 20, 1997

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Ray King (Morgan Hill, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Deep (Paperback)

If you like your books with a hard edge and to heck with political correctness, "The Deep" will deliver.

Returning to avenge the murder of his childhood partner in crime, Deep fights the mob, the cops, politicians, basically everyone in the city. There's a mystery here but mostly it's a chance to see a 50's man's man make hamburger out of anyone who gets in his path. Spillane may not be the most polished writer but he has a visceral style that makes you smell the garbage in the alley and see the teeth fly as they shatter against a gun barrel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The master of last minute plot twists, April 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Deep (Paperback)

I've read a lot of books. Every once in a while I read a book that takes me by supprise. This book not only did that, it took me to a bar, got me drunk, and left me wanting more. Mr. Spillane is one of the best writers that it has been my pleasure to read. He makes that Louis L'amor guy look like a girly-boy. While this book isn't for the squeemish, I would highly recomend it to anyone who likes last-minute kicks in the head.