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It's in the Book (Bibliomysteries) by [Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins]

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by Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Mike Hammer tears apart New York in search of a dead don’s ledger.

For years, cops have whispered legends that Don Nicholas Giraldi, the gentleman godfather, kept a ledger going back decades, keeping track of every police officer, mogul, and politician who took even a cent of his dirty money. Finding the register would put mayors, senators, and even a president or two on the hook for prosecution—or blackmail. When old Nic finally kicks the bucket, one such official comes to Mike Hammer and begs him to find the book before it falls into the wrong hands.

Mike has never believed the stories of the old don’s journal, but for $10,000, he is happy to play along. Every hood in town wants to get his hands on the book, and finding it will mean pushing to the very heart of Nic’s family. No matter how many years may have passed, Mike Hammer can still push harder.

The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.

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Bibliomysteries
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51 pages
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English
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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May 20, 2014
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About the Author

Max Allan Collins is the New York Times best-selling author of Road to Perdition and multiple award-winning novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations, and historical fiction. He has scripted the Dick Tracy comic strip, Batman comic books, and written tie-in novels based on the CSI, Bones, and Dark Angel TV series; collaborated with legendary mystery author Mickey Spillane; and authored numerous mystery series including Quarry, Nolan, Mallory, Eliot Ness, and the bestselling Nathan Heller historical thrillers. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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“Mike Hammer is an icon of our culture.” —The New York Times

“Once again, Collins displays his mastery of Spillane’s distinctive two-fisted prose.” —Publishers Weekly

“Collins knows the pistol-packing PI inside and out, and Hammer’s vigilante rage (and gruff way with the ladies) reads authentically.” —Booklist --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00K04NWLA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (May 20, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4259 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 51 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #500,052 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #524 in 90-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads
- #1,965 in 90-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads
- #2,199 in Organized Crime Thrillers

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Max Allan Collins is the best

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2021

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I love the Bibliomysteries Books and this one by Collins is the best yet a sweet ride thru the world of one of my favorite PI's Mike Hammer looking for a Dying Mafia Don's ledger that could be trouble for both sides of the law and those caught the middle excellent read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2014

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Don Nicholas Giraldi had passed away. The legend was that he kept a ledger with every crooked payoff, whether it be cops, politicians, business rivals, all listed. His dying wods were that he left it to the one he trusted the most.

And to most everybody that was Mike Hammer.

Hammer had done a number of jobs for the Mafia man over the years and the old man had reciprocated, helping Hammer out of the occasional mess with other Crime families.

Now everybody wanted it, from a U.S. Senator to the late Don's nephew to members of the other five families. The Senator offered Hammer ten grand, the nephew a hundred, for him to find the book.

A brief note by Mr. Collins says it was unclear when Spillane started the story, but certain elements within the fragment suggested the eighties. Collins followed that lead.

Liked this one.

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In the hard boiled PI style sit back and enjoy it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2015

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This is a novella of Mike Hammer the outline was Mickey Spillane's and finished by Max Allen Collins. It's a quick read about an hour and still very enjoyable. In the hard boiled PI style sit back and enjoy it

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But it did have good excitement.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2015

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The book was too short. I didn't expect it to be such a quick read. But it did have good excitement.

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A Little Sample of Spillane

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2015

This short story comes to us complements of Mysterious Press. That is the imprint associated with Mysterious Bookshop, which bills itself as the country's oldest "mystery, crime, and suspense" bookstore. It's latest digital project is the distribution of "bibliomysteries", which are short pieces, mostly written by established authors. There are stories by C.J. Box, R.L. Stine, Ken Bruen, Jeffrey Deaver, Loren Estleman, Laura Lippman, and so on.

This one is by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. As was the case with a number of novels, Collins finished the story working from Spillane's unfinished typescript. It's a pure shot of Mike Hammer, with a tidy plot centered on a legendary journal of criminal deeds kept by recently deceased gentleman godfather Don Giraldi. This is just a short story taster, but it has all of the signature Hammer hard-boiled patter and action and falls nicely into the tasty treat category.

It seems that this work, and most of the others, are intended to be fun, quick samples that let you explore new and established writers through a brief, but complete, tale. I liked it, and as I note that many of the bibliomysteries are kindleunlimited freebies, I'll be trying a few more.

Please note that I found this as a kindleunlimited freebie. I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.

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Everyone Wants Hammer To Find The Ledger

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2014

“It’s In The Book” is a short 36-page piece Mike Hammer piece. Hammer is the legendary private investigator that Spillane invented and is indeed known the toughest one-man army ever. Before he died, Spillane left instructions for his notes and outlines and unfinished manuscripts to be turned over to Max Allan Collins, who has completed six full-length Hammer novels, including King of the Weeds, the Big Bang, the Goliath Bone, Kiss Her Goodbye, Lady Go Die!, and Complex 90.

This is a short little treat about a Don who kept a ledger of transactions and left it to someone he trusted when he died. The feds want Hammer to find the ledger and the Don’s son, who is the heir apparent, wants the Don’s secrets as well. Both are willing to pay Hammer a terrific sum for finding it.

What’s great about this short piece is it has the tough-guy Hammer in it and a sense of humor as well, starting with the description of cops always arriving in twos and then the description that mob toughs always show up in twos as well. This story includes Velda, Hammer’s receptionist and his fiancé for several decades, who as always, is described as “a raven-haired vision.” Some of the descriptions here include a senator who was “a big pale fleshy man with a Leprechaun twinkle” and Hammer taking a seat on a couch “with more well-upholstered curves than a high-ticket call girl.”

Since this is just a short piece it should not be compared with full-length Hammer novels. Worth reading for Hammer enthusiasts and for those who want an easy introduction to the legendary PI.

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Good quick hit

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2016

Good quick hit. Felt a little more MAC than Spillane (which is fine in my opinion, never been a big Spillane fan). Recommended, as are all the books in the Mysterious Bookshop bibliomystery series.

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