Created by Carroll John Daly (1889-1958) "Sometimes... one hunk of lead is worth all the thought in the world" -- from "Not My Corpse" "I have brains, I suppose." -- from "The Snarl of the Beast" New York City's RACE WILLIAMS is oftenconsidered to be the first "private eye," at least as we understand the … Continue reading Race Williams
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Dear Mr. Daly
A Fan Letter From Mickey Spillane Just in case anybody doubts that Spillane's Mike Hammer was inspired by Carroll John Daly's Race Williams, check this out: The story goes (at least as far as Spillane told it) that when Daly's agent at the time saw the letter, she instituted a plagiarism suit. Whereupon Daly canned … Continue reading Dear Mr. Daly