Love him or hate him. Me? I fall in the former camp. Let me tell you why. Today my mother told me that my late grandfather enjoyed reading Mr. Spillane back when they were both young men just after the Second World War. I did not know that about my grandfather. Cool. So, that's a jake enough reason by me. (Is using "jake by me" considered slang today?) Look, when I take up popular fiction, I just hope to be entertained. That's it. Plus, I know of no other American writer who used a finer two final lines to cap a novel than Mr. Spillane did in his debut PI Mike Hammer title, I, THE JURY. I won't repeat the lines here. You can google them easily enough. Or better yet, read the entire PI tale. I picked up a newer title by Mr. Spillane at the library for reading later this week. And I'll know what I'm getting. It's like a T-bone steak dinner during an otherwise crappy work week.