An elderly 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. Mike initially tells them to go to a lawyer he knows. But when they're killed Mike decides to investigate and finds himself in the middle of something involving the Feds.

A friend of Hammer's is kidnapped and held for ransom during a jewelry store robbery. Things go wrong during the handover of a valuable diamond and Hammer has a lot of work to do before he finally works out what is happening.

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. Unfortunately, the people on the list are being killed off but Hammer still has to find the reason.

The secrets of a rich and powerful family are revealed when Hammer looks into the overdose death of a friend, 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. When police aren't looking for the killer, Hammer realizes that the mystery is bigger than he thought.

A former detective suddenly shoots a man for no reason and forces Hammer to kill him. Hammer is determined to find out why, with the clues being a blonde and a marked dime. These clues lead him to a psychiatric clinic.

An old friend of Hammer's has her wallet stolen and he is mystified why she doesn't want to see the police. It turns that there are escorts, diplomats, blackmail and military intelligence all involved.

A friend of Hammer's, a fashion photographer is murdered after doing a fashion shoot. It takes Hammer and the police officer he is working with a long time to find a motive. There's betrayal and double-cross before the mystery is solved.

A fashion model is burnt to death in her apartment in what looks like a robbery gone wrong. When Hammer investigates he realises that there is much more to it. The trail leads to a surprising conclusion.

A fashion designer is killed in Hammer's office and it appears that Hammer was the target. However, Hammer's investigations show that there is much more to it, involving murder and international intrigue.

Velda's brother returns from Europe with a jade necklace as a present for Velda. However, he is murdered later that night. Hammer's tracks the clues, which point to smuggling and Chinatown.

A woman is held at the airport whose documents say that she's Mrs. Mike Hammer. She's a foreigner who claimed to be his wife so that she could get into the country quietly. She says that her country is trying to change things and is in New York to collect money intended for the reform. When someone tries to kill her, Mike kills him but without her testimony, it can't be proven that it was justified, and she's about to be deported. So Mike marries her.

It is New Year's Eve and the patrons are waiting for Hammer. While they are waiting for him to arrive, Pat relates the story of how Hammer had helped a freedom movement 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. When she is electrocuted during rehearsal, his holiday is cut short as he investigates her death.

Hammer's friend, Asst DA Dave Hunter, is shot during a custody escape by Matt Rainey. Rainey is killed but Hammer tries to find the organiser of the escape bid and he must work with the three women that were involved with Rainey.

Hammer goes on the warpath when a lovely friend of his is wounded and a multi-million dollar oil deal sets Indian against Indian and murder is the payoff.

A friend of Hammer's is killed in an airport terminal carrying 3 million dollars in diamonds to repay a gambling debt. When it turns out that the diamonds were fake Hammer needs to find out who stole them, as the bodies mount up.

An arms dealer, Decker, has a blind 12 year-old daughter, Jennifer. Her dog is stolen and Hammer is asked to find it. It turns out to be part of a plot to kidnap the daughter and hold her for ransom. Hammer must save her and the dog.

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 that the money has been embezzled through overseas accounts, but who was overseeing the fraud?

A friend of Hammer's is blown up investigating a protection racket that is extorting money from a high fashion designer. Hammer continues the investigation and there is cross and double cross before he solves the case.

A man on parole wants Hammer to find his former girlfriend, who he hasn't seen for eight years. The man had been in jail for an armoured car robbery where the money wasn't found, which is crucial to understanding her current whereabouts.

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 to an upstate fishing lodge where danger waits.

A man with no memory walks into Hammer's office and wants to know who he is. It turns out he is an scientist wanted by the KGB. There are many twists and turns as Hammer tries to save him despite not being helped by the local agents.

Hammer's new receptionist asks him to find her manager, who has gone missing. After the man is murdered, Hammer heads to the west coast after his receptionist, looking for the murderer.

Hammer helps a very young hooker and talks her into taking a legitimate job. When she is murdered he helps her sister find the murderer. The clue turns out to be the owner of a black limousine.