<b>Mike Hammer hits his 75th anniversary hard, after the disappearance of Velda, in this brand new case set between <i>Kiss Me, Deadly</i> and <i>The Girl Hunters</i>, based on an unproduced screenplay from Mickey Spillane’s archives.</b><br><br>Mike Hammer is on the case, this time hunting the murderer of his old friend and bootlegger-turned-legit-businessman Packy Paragon. Already torn up by the disappearance of Velda, his beloved secretary, Mike Hammer carves a brutal path for vengeance. Drinking heavily, his relationships fraying, his behavior self-destructive, Hammer has to track down Paragon''s secret ledger, with the names of every corrupt official in town. With deception everywhere, and a whole host of reasons to want the ledger, Hammer has to pull himself together and solve the case before all hell breaks loose.<br><br>Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mike Hammer, and including five brand new short stories, read the lost story of Velda''s disappearance after <i>Kiss M