Mickey Spillane is the legendary crime writer who created Mike Hammer (
I, the Jury;
Kiss Me Deadly). Before his death at the age of 88 in 2006, Spillane chose long-time friend
Max Allan Collins to complete his unfinished works and act as his literary executor.
Max Allan Collins, a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, is a bestselling author of fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels, including
Road to Perdition, adapted into the Tom Hanks film, and
Quarry, basis of a Cinemax series. He lives in Iowa and can be found online at
www.MaxAllanCollins.com.
