In the book series that kicked off with Spillane’s I, the Jury, Mike Hammer is a private investigator who plays by his own rules and carries a torch for assistant Velda. Baby, It’s Murder is billed as the final book in the series and was released this year.

Matthew McConaughey will reunite with "True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto for a "Mike Hammer" film at Skydance.

Matthew McConaughey is set to star in a movie based on the Mike Hammer detective novels written by none other than True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto. Per Variety, not much yet is known about the film,