▁from ▁a ▁story ▁by ▁Mic key ▁Sp ill ane ▁and ▁Max ▁All an ▁Collins . ▁Volume ▁ 3 , ▁En core ▁for ▁Mur der , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁All ▁three ▁volumes ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁by ▁Black stone ▁Audio ▁and ▁star ▁K each ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁K each ▁also ▁arr anges ▁and ▁performs ▁the ▁music ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁produ ctions ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mal g os ia ▁Tom ass i , ▁port ray s ▁y oga ▁instruct or ▁May a ▁Ric ci . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Nov els ▁featuring ▁Ham mer ▁were ▁referenced ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Deep ▁Space ▁N ine . ▁Both ▁O do ▁and ▁Mil es ▁O ' B rien ▁were ▁fans . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁Ham mer ▁makes ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Four ▁direct ▁to ▁video ▁films ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Ma iku ▁H ama " ▁films ▁were ▁released ▁in ▁Japan : ▁ ▁W aga ▁j in se i ▁sa ia ku ▁no ▁to ki ▁( The ▁most ▁terrible ▁time ▁in ▁my ▁life ), ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁– ▁https :// www . im db . com / title / tt 0 1 0 8 5 0 9 / ▁ ▁Har uk ana ▁j ida i ▁no ▁ka idan ▁o ▁( The ▁st air way ▁to ▁the ▁distant ▁past ), ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁– ▁https :// www . im db . com / title