The Goliath Bone - Hardcover

Spillane, Mickey; Collins, Max Allan

3.43

456 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1602853436 ISBN 13: 9781602853430

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2008

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In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archaeological find in the Valley of Elah: the perfectly preserved femur of what may have been the biblical giant Goliath. The two were heading into a subway station with the bone carefully wrapped in the boy's arms when Hammer averted the hit. But their troubles are just beginning. Islamic terrorists and Israeli extremists are bent on recovering the relic, and will stop at nothing to obtain it. Now, it's up to Hammer and his loyal girl Friday, Velda, to fight a foe deadlier than they've ever encountered.

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Review:

'Hard-boiled as hell and a fitting tribute to one of the masters of the craft' Independent on Sunday. (Independent on Sunday)

'Entertaining and well-crafted . faster than a Hollywood chariot chase. Fans will not be disappointed.'
Sunday Express.

(Sunday Express)

'A sharp, savvy piece of writing and it's good to have PI Mike Hammer back'
Sunday Telegraph.

(Sunday Telegraph)

From the Back Cover:

The bestselling author of shoot-em-up crime fiction is back with a twisty new tale starring his iconic private investigator Mike Hammer.
On an amateur dig in Israel, two students discover what appears to be the femur of a very large humanoid, and it's likely to be the thigh bone of the Biblical giant, Goliath.
Back in New York, they are heading into the subway carrying the carefully wrapped bone when a hitman attempts to kill them. Hammer comes to their rescue, though it's only the beginning of their troubles...

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