Hunting a Detroit Tiger, Troy Soos
Hunting a Detroit Tiger, Troy Soos
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Hunting a Detroit Tiger

Author: Troy Soos

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/19/2008


Synopsis

Troy Soos' sparkling Mickey Rawlings Baseball mysteries pack early 1900s baseball lore and colorful period details into baffling whodunits. Hunting a Detroit Tiger vividly brings to life the turbulent post-World War I days when the nation partied with bootleg liquor and labor unrest swept the nation with violence. After briefly fighting in the Great War, Mickey enjoys playing baseball as a utility infielder for the Detroit Tigers. Hearing rumors about a ballplayers' union, he attends a labor meeting to satisfy his curiosity. But when a union organizer dies at the meeting, the Industrial Workers of the World falsely accuse him of murder. Just when Mickey's career is on the upswing, he finds himself in a dangerous squeeze play between the players' union and the owners. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research and a graduate of a professional umpire school, Troy Soos uses his expertise to craft believable characters and lively tales. Johnny Heller's expert narration will whisk you back to the roaring 20s when larger-than-life players captivated the nation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on August 07, 2019

3.5 stars. I loved that Margie was back in this one, she and Mickey make a great crime fighting duo. Once again lots of baseball with some mystery solving. Things have changed so much in law enforcement in the last 100 years.......more

Goodreads review by Antoinette on September 26, 2021

Hunting a Detroit Tiger, Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mystery #4, finds Mickey on the Detroit roster. It's 1920 and the US is gripped by the Red Scare and J. Edgar Hoover. The police have framed Mickey for the murder of labor organizer Emmett Stevier. The union wants revenge and the police and FBI are h......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 25, 2020

The best installment of the series by far, and not just because the author does away with the pretense of having someone murdered at every single major league ballpark. All kidding aside, the book is very nuanced and progressive for the era it took place and when it was written.......more