Of course, if one wants romance, one can always buy "Kiss Me Deadly." [*See Below]
But if you're like me, you want your gumshoe's fists tough and their 45s even tougher. You want their bullets to slam and to slam hard. Tough bullets for tough bad guys; and beautiful women - always beautiful women for the gumshoe.
There's no cellulite in Spillane, my friends. Just lovers and fists, and flying bullets and plenty of blood.
Don
* This one is a free Romance from Kokobooks (ick!

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Kiss Me Deadly
By Michele Hauf