Kill, kill, kill, kill! They'll keep away from us then." When Mike's devoted girlfriend, Velda, is captured by this enemy group, Mike's response is one that he knows only too well - find a weapon and give 'em all what they deserve: "Kill 'em left and right, show 'em that we aren't so soft after all. He ultimately discovers important secret documents, a powerful ring of enemy agents, and political upheaval looming on the horizon. In Mike's view, the Commies are an evil force threatening the well-being of the United States, so he decides to infiltrate the group. His uncertainty soon changes into swirling hatred and a personal quest for vengeance when he learns that both victims were involved with the Communist party. Hammer loses no time in wasting the gunman, but when the girl commits suicide by jumping off a bridge, Hammer sinks even further into a mood of gloomy introspection. He takes a cold, hard look at his methods and motives, not sure that he likes what he sees, but his thoughts are interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a frightened young woman and the slimy gunman who's trailing her. When a judge claims that Mike Hammer finds killing enjoyable, the cynical private investigator wanders the deserted streets of Manhattan late one snowy night, discouraged and filled with self-doubt. Setting: urban grim the mean streets of the Big Apple, apartments, offices, abandoned buildings and deserted street corners
Publisher: New American Library (Signet Books 888)Ĭatalog #: Kelley Box 374: PS3537. One Lonely Night Cover Artist: not identified
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