Mike Hammer: Life and Style of a Hardboiled Icon
In the pantheon of detective fiction, few characters are as iconic, gritty, and unapologetically tough as Mike Hammer. Created by author Mickey Spillane in the 1940s, Mike Hammer emerged as the quintessential hardboiled private investigator, embodying the raw, unfiltered essence of a post-war America grappling with crime, corruption, and moral ambiguity. Hammer’s life and style…