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Summary: Great sense of time and place
Review: If you are a baseball fan and a mystery reader, it doesn't get any better than this. The author re-creates the era of 1921, when the Cincinnati nine were still reeling from having been cheated out of their victory over the Chicago "Black Sox" by accusations that the fix was in. Having felt the summer heat of Cincinnati and having seen many games at Redlands (Crosley Field), this brought it all back. I can't wait to read Troy Soos' other mysteries.
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Summary: Ah, those were the days...
Review: If you are a baseball fan and a mystery reader, it doesn't get any better than this. The author re-creates the era of 1921, when the Cincinnati nine were still reeling from having been cheated out of their victory over the Chicago "Black Sox" by accusations that the fix was in. Having felt the summer heat of Cincinnati and having seen many games at Redlands (Crosley Field), this brought it all back. I can't wait to read Troy Soos' other mysteries.
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Summary: Like a Day at the Ballpark
Review: This reads pretty much like the other Mickey Rawlings books. It's a fun read, not much more, but mixes two popular pastimes, baseball and amateur sleuthing, quite well. This book is like a day at the park: slow in some places, intriguing at others, relaxing at the right moments, and full of history and spark and pep. And it takes less time to read than most games take to play now.Soos is not a great writer, but he does what he sets out to time and again. If you love old-time baseball, or mysteries, read this. And even if you just love baseball, read this. The mystery is less important than the sense of love and passion Soos brings to Rawlings and his real and fictional baseball cohorts.
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Summary: Great sense of time and place
Review: This was the first Mickey Rawlings book I read and I enjoyed it very much. The author creates a wonderful sense of time and place. Highly recommended for baseball lovers who are mystery fans.
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Summary: Good mix of fact and fiction.
Review: Troy Soos continues the story of journeyman Mickey Rawlings. This time he plays for the Cincinnati Reds. It's 1921 and baseball is reeling from the Black Sox scandal. Mickey is threatened with expulsion from the game because of bogus gambling charges. In addition, Mickey is investigating two murders more than 50 years apart. As a long-time resident of Cincinnati, OH, this book was especially enjoyable to me. I'm too young to have attended games in Redland/Crosley field, so it was good to be able to go there, at least vicariously. I'm eagerly awaiting the next Troy Soos novel.
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Summary: Good mix of fact and fiction.
Review: Troy Soos continues the story of journeyman Mickey Rawlings. This time he plays for the Cincinnati Reds. It's 1921 and baseball is reeling from the Black Sox scandal. Mickey is threatened with expulsion from the game because of bogus gambling charges. In addition, Mickey is investigating two murders more than 50 years apart. As a long-time resident of Cincinnati, OH, this book was especially enjoyable to me. I'm too young to have attended games in Redland/Crosley field, so it was good to be able to go there, at least vicariously. I'm eagerly awaiting the next Troy Soos novel.
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