Spillane
[spi-leyn]
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noun
MickeyFrank Morrison, 1918–2006, U.S. detective novelist.
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Spillane shook his head, and demanded, "Where's your father?"
Dutch Courage and Other StoriesJack London
"And there ain't no use waitin' for Hall," Spillane went on.
Dutch Courage and Other StoriesJack London
They were Mr. and Mrs. Spillane, ranchers, who lived in a lonely valley a dozen miles back from the river.
Dutch Courage and Other StoriesJack London
Jerry noted that he was nervous and abrupt in his movements, and that Mrs. Spillane seemed laboring under some strong anxiety.
Dutch Courage and Other StoriesJack London
The woman began to weep quietly, while Spillane dropped a troubled exclamation and strode to the window.
Dutch Courage and Other StoriesJack London
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