Max Allan Collins
122) The last lullaby
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Price is an ex-hitman who has recently retired, but is having difficulties adjusting to his new life. Boredom and restlessness eventually cause Price to slip back into his old ways, but his methods no longer work as well as they once did. Price must either find a way to live outside the assassin lifestyle or be backed into a corner from which there is no escape.
123) Bombshell
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English
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In an attempt to soothe growing Cold War tensions between America and Russia, Premier Nikita Khrushchev visits the US to see all that his "enemy" has to offer. Top of his to-do list? A trip to Disneyland and an introduction to sexual icon Marilyn Monroe.Thanks to the impossible security requirements, Disneyland is out of the question. Marilyn, on the other hand, jumps at the chance to put on a show for the Russian official. During her appearance,...
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Series
Batman volume 408
Language
English
Description
The Dark Knight. The Boy Wonder. The Dynamic Duo. Together, Batman and Robin have kept the streets of Gotham City safe-while the boy beneath the mask, Dick Grayson, has kept Bruce Wayne from a lonely life of brooding darkness. But when a bullet fired from the Joker's gun nearly clips Robin's wings for good, their partnership is severed, and Batman resumes his war on crime alone. But he's not alone for long. When Batman first meets a tough kid named...
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English
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In this collection of seven original baseball short stories written by an all-star lineup of writers- each of whom understands the game's lore and tactical nuances, as well as its deep roots in American life- mystery and murder take the mound. Compiled by Otto Penzler- the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop and regarded as the world's foremost authority on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction- the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Having just recovered from a deadly confrontation with the Mob, private eye Mike Hammer is forced to save a young hospital worker from some drug dealers. However, chivalry comes with a price, as Hammer is soon attacked by a knife-wielding assailant. Seeing the damage drugs are causing New York, Hammer takes on the city's narcotics racket in one last plunge into the Big Apple's dark and dank underworld.
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Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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“A fast-paced thriller” with “plenty of two-fisted action”—from hard-boiled crime legend Mickey Spillane and Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins (Pulp Fiction Reviews)
When Mike Hammer’s Russian mission goes awry, he suddenly finds himself caught in the KGB’s crosshairs . . .
Hammer accompanies a conservative politician to Moscow on a fact-finding...
When Mike Hammer’s Russian mission goes awry, he suddenly finds himself caught in the KGB’s crosshairs . . .
Hammer accompanies a conservative politician to Moscow on a fact-finding...
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English
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In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places-some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Featuring tales of Batman and Eliot Ness taking on Al Capone, a future league of Batmen protecting the night with an iron fist, a mysterious knight defending...
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English
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So it has been with Batman and his partner in crime, Robin for seventy-five years. The Boy Wonder's spunk and color balance against the Caped Crusader's seriousness and gloom to create a perfect partnership, a Dynamic Duo. Though Batman has always needed a Robin, it hasn't always been the same Robin. Many different crimefighters have taken up the name and costume, from jovial Dick Grayson to calculating Tim Drake to violent Damian Wayne. Each left...
131) The Last Lullaby
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English
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A retired hit-man can't pass up one last high-priced contract. In this final job, he is directed to kill a beautiful and intriguing librarian, but his violent ways begin to fail him as he falls for this totally unsuspecting mark.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Holy anniversary, Batman! Every knight needs to have a squire, and every Sherlock Holmes must have a Watson. So it has been with Batman and Robin for seventy-five years. The Boy Wonder's spunk and color balance against the Caped Crusader's seriousness and gloom to create a perfect partnership, a Dynamic Duo. Though Batman has always needed a Robin, it hasn't always been the same Robin. Many different youths have taken up the name and costume, from...
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