HISTORY OF
THE MYSTERY 1947
In 1947 Mickey Spillane wrote I, THE JURY with
the first ultra-tough guy detective Mike Hammer. It was the best-selling
mystery up until that time, selling over six million copies.
Critics disapproved of Spillane's books with
their heavy focus on blood and guts, but the public couldn't seem to get
enough. Spillane wrote five Mike Hammer novels that were all popular.
