![]() ![]() He helped shape three generations of mystery and thriller writers. We wanted to tell the most interesting story, which was his life,” Mr. “The reading public’s knowledge of Spillane - biographical or otherwise - was limited to press releases, the entertaining but not very informative interviews that Mickey freely gave or the Life magazine article dating from 1952. Traylor and asked him why he co-wrote a biography of Mickey Spillane. ![]() I contacted the other co-author of “ Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction,” James L. ![]() Whether you liked him or not, he played a key role in the development of crime fiction - I’m not sure phrases like “Hot damn!” were ever popular before he used them, and shooting a girl in the navel in “I, The Jury”? That’s as good as it gets.” “In 1995, as president of the Mystery Writers of America, I had the privilege of honoring Mickey with the title of Grand Master, despite some members’ objections. ![]()
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