Private detective Mike Hammer hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.
A couple goes to Mike and tells them that they placed all their money in gold, and the one handling their money won't give it to them.
A friend of Hammer's is kidnapped and held for ransom during a jewelry store robbery.
A friend of Hammer's is killed by a car bomb and Hammer is determined to find the killer by using a list of names found in his office.
Hammer looks into the overdose death of a popular singer.
Hammer saves a woman in Central Park only to see her killed in front of him a short time later on her front door steps.
A former detective suddenly shoots a man for no reason and forces Hammer to kill him.
An old friend of Hammer's has her wallet stolen and he is mystified why she doesn't want to see the police.
A friend of Hammer's, a fashion photographer is murdered after doing a fashion shoot.
A fashion model is burnt to death in her apartment in what looks like a robbery gone wrong.
A fashion designer is killed in Hammer's office and it appears that Hammer was the target.
Mike gets a friend a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job.
Hammer helps a very young hooker and talks her into taking a legitimate job.
Velda is mugged and the gang vows revenge when Hammer intervenes.
Hammer's friend, Asst DA Dave Hunter, is shot during a custody escape by Matt Rainey.
Hammer goes on the warpath when a lovely friend of his is wounded and a multi-million dollar oil deal is the payoff.
Hammer is on the sidelines at a football game when the quarterback is killed. Hammer's investigation of a quarterback who was shot during a football game leads from the owner's box to the cheerleader's locker room, with the suspicion of high-stakes gambling leading him on.
A friend of Hammer's is killed in an airport terminal carrying 3 million dollars in diamonds to repay a gambling debt.
Velda's brother returns from Europe with a jade necklace as a present for Velda.
Hammer witnesses the murder of a mobster and, in the shooting, the owner of the café is seriously injured.
A reporter friend of Hammer's is murdered she found some information about a crime gang.
A small shopkeep is murdered and a customer is severely injured in his shop.
While they are waiting for Hammer to arrive, Pat relates the story of how he helped establish a democratic government in Altos.
An old friend, the lead singer for a rock group called Firestorm, gives Hammer a package to mind just before he goes on a fishing holiday.
An old school friend comes to Hammer with an invitation to a retirement dinner for one of their old teachers.
Mae-Marie hires Hammer to find her sister Deirdre only to be tied up with a philandering preacher, murder and some missing video tapes.
An undercover cop is murdered and Hammer is framed for his murder.
A union worker is murdered and Hammer is employed by his widow to help her get money owed to her from his pension fund.
Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin.
Hammer leads a manhunt for a hood who, in the course of a jewel robbery, has gunned down Hammer's friend.
Barrington is drugged and a blackmailer takes some compromising photos of him.
A man on parole wants Hammer to find his former girlfriend, who he hasn't seen for eight years.
Mike Hammer's determination to rescue the son of an old army buddy from a trial for robbery and murder sends him on an eerie mission.
Mike Hammer looks for the answer to who killed his young friend, but all he encounters are more questions.
A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to fund her school fees.
A man with no memory walks into Hammer's office and wants to know who he is.
When actress whom Mike knows dies when she jumped off her apartment, MIke wonders if someone pushed her to it.
An aging boxer, desperate for money, is training for a fight but his sister is concerned as he is having blackouts.
Sister Lorna's husband was in a big payroll robbery and the money disappeared, when she's murdered, Hammer is determined to find who did it. When a nun is murdered, Mike discovers that she was the missing link in a four-year-old robbery case and he takes another nun undercover to help him find the killer.
A friend of Hammer's is blown up investigating a protection racket that is extorting money from a high fashion designer.
Mike helps an amateur counterfeiter who's gotten herself in trouble with the mob.
Hammer's new receptionist asks him to find her manager, who has gone missing.
A murderer is killing successful businesswomen many of whom appeared on a TV show.
A woman is held at the airport whose documents say that she's Mrs. Mike Hammer.
An arms dealer has a blind 12 year-old daughter, her dog is stolen and Hammer is asked to find it.
A woman in distress appears in Hammer's office asking for his help.
An Australian private detective approaches Hammer to find a missing author, her only clue is 'The Face', Hammer's mysterious woman.
