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Troy Soos

Autor de Murder at Fenway Park

14+ Obras 867 Miembros 15 Reseñas 7 Preferidas

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Incluye los nombres: Troy Soos, By (author) Troy Soos

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Obras de Troy Soos

Murder at Fenway Park (1994) 158 copias
Murder at Ebbets Field (1995) 127 copias
Murder at Wrigley Field (1996) 110 copias
The Cincinnati Red Stalkings (1998) 101 copias
Hunting a Detroit Tiger (1997) 97 copias
Hanging Curve (1999) 94 copias
Island of Tears (2001) 51 copias
The Gilded Cage (1900) 44 copias
Streets of Fire (2008) 22 copias
Burning Bridges (1960) 16 copias
The Tomb That Ruth Built (2014) 15 copias
Pick-Off Play (2012) 8 copias

Obras relacionadas

Crime Through Time: Original Tales of Historical Mystery (1997) — Contribuidor — 128 copias
Murderers' Row (2001) — Contribuidor — 37 copias

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Seemed like the right book to read on the flight to Chicago, seeing as I was going to a Cubs game the next day. It turned out to be all the more timely, taking place during WWI at the height of anti-German hysteria. You know, lots of ignorant people reacting ignorantly to real problems and making things worse. Very familiar...
 
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giovannaz63 | 2 reseñas más. | Jan 18, 2021 |
Bush League ball player Mickey Rawlings is thrilled for his major league debut with the 1912 Boston Red Sox. His late arrival at Fenway Park is marred by a wrong turn down a darkened hallway only to find a bludgeoned body and a bloody baseball bat. Who was he? Does he have anything to do with the team? Why do the police think Rawlings is the murderer?

A fairly straight forward mystery, although it takes a good while to get to actual crime solving or detecting. Rawlings may be one of the dumbest and most frustrating crime solvers around. Do ya' know those slasher movies where you can't believe the idiot is stupid enough to go down to the cellar even when she knows the killer is in the house? Sort of like that, but with less tension or suspense. I did like his moving picture ticket-taker lady friend. Too bad she only made a limited appearance.

I'll give you that this is Soos' debut novel in the Mickey Rawlings series. I've read that later books in the series are better and can standalone without the benefit of reading this one. If you are absolutely in love with old time baseball, or are one of those completist souls when it comes to series, you'll want to read this book. either way, you'll have to resist the urge to hit the man upside the head. As a fan of baseball in general, old time baseball more specifically, as well as long time Boston resident, I truly wanted to love this book. That I wasn't entranced is likely due to the freshman efforts of the author. I'm willing to give his subsequent works a look-see just because I like the premise.
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michigantrumpet | 3 reseñas más. | Aug 31, 2017 |
Eine nette kleine Unterhaltung. Ein Baseballspieler wird in einen Mord verwickelt, hinter dem dann einige seltsame Dinge stecken. Baseball-Fan muss man keiner sein, das spielt eher eine Nebenrolle aber es werden viele Details erwähnt, um die Story aufzulockern.

Einen Thriller vom besten Format darf man sich nicht erwarten, aber es ist lustig genug und es gibt einem witzige Anekdoten und Details aus dem Leben eines Baseballspielers um 1918 rum.
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cwebb | 2 reseñas más. | Mar 24, 2016 |
Utility player Mickey Rawlings arrives at Fenway Park to start the season with the Red Sox. While searching for the offices to report to management, he stumbles over a dead body. Although Mickey has just arrived in Boston and hardly knows anyone in town, he finds himself suspected of the man's murder. Afraid that he'll be blamed for the murder if the police fail to find the killer, Mickey sets out to solve the crime without calling more attention to himself in the process. The more Mickey learns, the more the clues point to the already legendary Ty Cobb. Could the best baseball player in the country also be a killer?

This is the first book in the Mickey Rawlings series and it has some weaknesses common to series debuts. The unraveling of the mystery stalls in the middle of the book as it takes a back seat to baseball. I started this series out of order so I know that the balance between baseball and sleuthing improves. However, it seems like convoluted mystery plots may be characteristic for this series. I like both baseball and historical mysteries so I plan to continue reading this series, especially since I already know that the stories will get better.
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cbl_tn | 3 reseñas más. | Nov 16, 2014 |

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