If you find yourself on Highway 17 in Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina, just ten miles south of Myrtle Beach, you might want to head for the part of the highway named after Mickey Spillane, author of the Mike Hammer books. It’s a beautiful section near the ocean featuring a salt marsh nature preserve that is absolutely beautiful to walk through, fabulous seafood restaurants, and a coastline that legend has it pirates used to sail. Beautiful and full of mystery, it’s easy to understand why Mickey Spillane called Murrell’s Inlet home.
