novel "Kiss Me, Deadly"

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"Kiss Me, Deadly" is a hardboiled crime novel featuring private detective Mike Hammer, best known for its gritty noir atmosphere and influential role in mid-20th-century American detective fiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime novel
film adaptation
hardboiled novel
noir fiction work
novel
associatedGenreLabel pulp noir GENERATED
associatedWith noir cinema through its film adaptation
author Mickey Spillane NERFINISHED
basedOn Kiss Me, Deadly NERFINISHED
characterRole Mike Hammer is a private detective NERFINISHED
containsElement criminal underworld
violent confrontations
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Mike Hammer NERFINISHED
featuresGenreElement femme fatale archetype
organized crime
private-eye investigation
violence
fictionalUniverse Mike Hammer universe NERFINISHED
genre crime fiction
hardboiled detective fiction
noir fiction
hasAtmosphere dark and gritty
noir
hasInfluenceOn depictions of private detectives in popular culture
later American noir fiction
later hardboiled detective novels
hasStyle first-person tough-guy narration
hasTheme corruption
crime
moral ambiguity
urban violence
literaryMovement American hardboiled tradition
literaryTradition American detective fiction
mainCharacter Mike Hammer NERFINISHED
mediaAdaptation Kiss Me Deadly (1955 film) NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor gritty noir atmosphere
influential role in mid-20th-century American detective fiction
violence and toughness characteristic of hardboiled fiction
originalLanguage English
partOf Mike Hammer series NERFINISHED
protagonist Mike Hammer NERFINISHED
publicationEra post-World War II American fiction
settingPeriod mid-20th century
targetAudience adult readers
workType pulp-influenced popular fiction

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Christina Bailey basedOn novel "Kiss Me, Deadly"