Mae-Marie engaged Hammer's services to locate her sister, Deirdre, but the search quickly ensnared her in a tangled web of deceit. She found herself entangled with the Reverend Blessing, a man known for his infidelity, and soon faced a chil…

The death of an undercover officer throws the city into turmoil, and suspicion swiftly falls upon Hammer. Caught in the center of this deadly web is Sheila Forbes, the officer’s widow and Hammer’s past love. He must unravel the truth behind…

The death of a union man brought Hammer into contact with his widow, who sought his assistance in recovering funds owed to her from his pension. His investigation revealed the money had been siphoned off through offshore accounts, yet the q…

Hammer discovered a newborn boy, barely clinging to life, ravaged by heroin addiction. His search for the child’s mother led him to a grim scene: she lay overdosed, a lethal cocktail of heroin and strychnine in her system. The questions tha…

Driven by vengeance, Hammer initiates a relentless pursuit of a criminal who, during a daring jewel heist, murdered Hammer’s companion and inflicted a grievous injury upon him – a right arm riddled with bullets.

Barrington found himself compromised, the victim of a calculated assault. A blackmailer had obtained compromising photographs of him, and the demand was clear: abandon his ongoing cases. Desperate, he sought out Hammer, asking for assistanc…

A man recently released from prison asks Hammer to locate his former girlfriend, a woman he hasn’t seen in eight years. His incarceration stemmed from an armored car heist, the stolen money of which was never recovered—a detail vital to und…

Driven by a fierce loyalty to a former comrade, Mike Hammer embarks on a grim mission: to save the man's son from a wrongful accusation of robbery and murder. His pursuit leads him to a remote fishing lodge in the hills, a place where shado…

Hammer sought the truth behind his friend's death, yet each inquiry only deepened the mystery, yielding a fresh cascade of unanswered questions.

The privileged daughter of a prominent family engaged Hammer to locate her father. He had been the getaway driver in a hotel robbery, a desperate act undertaken to secure funds for her education. The investigation’s path unexpectedly ascend…

A man adrift in amnesia entered Hammer’s office, his sole desire to understand his own identity. The truth, when it surfaced, was a dangerous one: he was a scientist sought by the KGB. Hammer found himself caught in a labyrinth of complica…

The death of the actress Mike knew, who had fallen from her apartment building, stirred a disquieting suspicion within him. He found himself wondering if foul play had been involved. His initial inquiries led him down a path of hushed whisp…

The boxer was old, and the need for money gnawed at him. He trained with a grim determination for the upcoming fight, but his sister watched him with growing worry. He was suffering blackouts. She asked Hammer to discreetly uncover the caus…

Sister Lorna vanished, and Hammer was engaged to locate her. The investigation revealed her husband had been involved in a substantial payroll heist, the funds of which had vanished without a trace. Upon discovering Sister Lorna’s murder, H…

A friend of Hammer’s is killed while investigating a protection scheme preying on a prominent fashion designer. Driven by loyalty, Hammer takes up the investigation, navigating a treacherous landscape of betrayal and deception until he unco…

Mike found himself drawn into the orbit of a novice forger, a woman whose amateur efforts had landed her in serious trouble with the local mafia. The payment for her gambling debts, rendered in counterfeit currency, had proven decidedly unw…

Hammer’s newly hired receptionist sought him out with a troubling request: to locate her manager, who had vanished without a trace. The man was found dead before Hammer could assist. Driven by a grim sense of responsibility, Hammer then tra…

A killer stalks the city, targeting prominent female executives, many of whom had recently graced the screens of television. Pressure mounts on Detective Hammer; his client, an editor at a women's magazine, is next on the suspect's deadly l…

At the airport, a woman was detained. Her documents identified her as Mrs. Mike Hammer. A foreigner, she had posed as his wife to gain entry into the country discreetly. She asserted that her homeland was undergoing a period of upheaval and…

Decker, an arms dealer with a daughter named Jennifer who is blind, found his world irrevocably altered when her dog vanished. He turned to Hammer, a man known for his discreet efficiency, to recover the animal. The disappearance, however, …

A woman, clearly troubled, sought out Hammer in his office, pleading for assistance. To his astonishment, it was his daughter – a woman he’d never known. She was a singer with a band, and the funds she was diligently collecting for a charit…

A private investigator from Australia sought out Hammer, seeking assistance with a vanished author. The only lead she possessed was "The Face," Hammer’s enigmatic companion. He located The Face and learned of her past. Working together, the…