The Goliath Bone

For months, I have been obsessed with Mickey Spillane's final Mike Hammer book, The Goliath Bone. It's rare that I read fiction, but I took a chance on this and absolutely adore it. The story, the characters, and Spillane's (with Max Allan Collins) writing is so rich that you picture every moment in your mind's eye.
My job is tedious and mundane, so I uploaded the audio book onto my iPod (aptly referred to as peePod) and as Stacy Keach reads to me, I daydream of the film version and who the cast should be. Here are the players as I envisioned them while tip toeing behind them through the snowy streets of New York almost a decade ago.

Stacy Keach as Detective Mike Hammer
(photo kidnapped from seattletimes)

Susan Sarandon as Velda Sterling
(photo kidnapped from gossiprocks)

Dann Florek as Pat Chambers
(photo kidnapped from allthingslawandorder)


Rosey Grier as Bozo Jackson
(photo by Walter Iooss, Jr.)

John Goodman as George Hurley
(photo kidnapped from life)

Kim Cattrall as Charlene Hurley
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