Murderers' Row: Original Baseball Mysteries
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1893224252 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 365 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Baseball at midnight! Jack Maybrick Lon Chaney is supposed to have once said that there is nothing funny about a clown at midnight, and anyone who has watched an extremely lengthy extra-inning night baseball game last relentlessly into the following morning knows that the character of the game takes on a different hue than that shown on a lazy summer afternoon or heady early evening.This book is somewhat misnamed, as not all of the short baseball stories contained herein have an underlying "murder" theme. But all of them - written a few years ago at about the onset of the millennium - do touch upon the dark side of the human psyche.As with any collection, some s. A PERFECT GAME As a mystery writer with my debut novel in initial release, an author of numerous short stories published over the years, and an educator who regularly teaches the writing of short mystery fiction within the California State University system, I believe Otto Penzler did an excellent job assembling original mystery stories for MURDERERS' ROW. This anthology features big name authors such as Lawrence Block, Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, and Thomas Perry. The collection covers the subject of baseball from a variety perspectives ranging from Little League to the Majors and from benchwarming little boys and baseball parents t. nobizinfla said Pennant contender.. I will refrain from using lots of sports cliches to describe this bookbut the temptation is there.This is very good collection of mystery writers and (for reasons I fail to grasp) Mike Lupica. I have read the works of over half the authors and a big fan of some of them.The book was a pleasant diversion from the normal selection of mysteries and thrillers I readespecially as the major league season winds down.Most of the stories were quick reads with a couple of surprise endings. Short stories are a different way to enjoy a writer when you are used to the whole novel. It was amazing to see how well some of these novelists could
Book by Backer, Miles