The Long Wait - Renato Fratini, Giclée PrintCover illustration commissioned by Corgi Crime for the Mickey Spillane novel published in 1967. 'The Long Wait' was first published in 1951. The pulpiest of all pulp fiction writers, Spillane clearly hit on a formula that worked. His books have sold more than 225 million copies worldwide and seven of his books feature in the 15 bestselling books of all time in America. Eye catching cover illustrations were critical to the sales strategy of moving