"The Lady Says Die" is a sick, vengeful short story by one of the biggest crime writers of the 20th century and former professional trampoline jumper, Mickey Spillane.

References:

The Best American Noir of the Century, which contains "The Lady Says Die"

Mickey Spillane's obituary - The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jul/19/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries

The Hardest Jehovah's Witness in the World - The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/jul/23/2

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