randy says: As for Spillane's books, the words are direct,
plain and perfectly keeping in the worldview and educational
level of Hammer. He doesn't use big words or pull out a
philosophy book and start reading it. And his
character/words/emotions are in line with someone who needs
to cut through a lot of noise in order to do his job. The
right tool for the right job, you could say.
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the anecdote, told by spillane himself, is that no one drinks
cognac or wears a mustache in his books because he doesn't
know how to spell those words.
miker
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