Jim wrote:
"Mike Hammer and the Op may have done things that can't be
condoned morally or legally, but at least they did it
themselves, and suffered whatever consequences, to their
legal status or to their consciences, may have resulted. They
held their own water, and whether you agree with their
actions or not, they earn a measure of respect for
this."
Though Hammer may have killed with impunity, the one "who
done it" in the Spillane books I've read is always the one
woman Mike hasn't slept with, so he has his own way of
remaining pure.
Mark
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