John Simkin Posted July 20, 2006 Mickey Spillane died this week. He once said he only used words in his novel that he could spell without the use of a dictionary. No doubt, that helps to explain why he was so popular. Estimates suggest global sales of around 200 million. By 1980, seven of the top 15 all-time bestselling fiction titles in America were by Spillane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
