Murder at Wrigley Field

Name: Murder at Wrigley Field
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Troy Soos
ISBN: 9781436141567

Author: Troy Soos

Series: Mickey Rawlings Baseball #3

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/05/2008

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

The year is 1918, the place, the North Side of Chicago. Starting for the first-place Cubs and hitting a career high of .274, for the first time in his life, Mickey Rawlings is feeling comfortable enough to buy furniture. But it is a time of mixed blessings; ominous battles are brewing at home and abroad. On the homefront, Major League baseball may be suspended for the duration of the war, anti-German sentiment is running high, and Mickey's best friend-a rookie named Willie Kaiser-has just been shot right on the diamond. Mickey doesn't buy the official explanation of "accidental death from a stray bullet." To him it is beginning to smell like murder. Mickey's search for answers takes him from silent movies to speakeasies to the stockyards. Troy Soos is celebrated for his skill in recreating an old-time baseball atmosphere and unforgettable real-life characters, and Johnny Heller, as Mickey, captures all the colorful detail.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on April 01, 2014

How-to-write books always tell us to write what we know. Troy Soos apparently took this advice to heart when he used his extensive knowledge of baseball and early 20th century American history to put together a series of murder mysteries. This one was his third, where veteran second baseman and amat......more

Goodreads review by KOMET on February 04, 2020

In "MURDER AT WRIGLEY FIELD" we are reacquainted with Mickey Rawlings the utility ballplayer. He's now playing full-time with the Chicago Cubs as a second baseman. It is the summer of 1918. America, now fully engaged in the First World War, is caught up in anti-German, hyperpatriotic fervor. Anythin......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 05, 2019

Another good Mickey Rawlings mystery. This time he's on the Cubs with WWI raging. I really find these books enjoyable. The baseball aspect is a lot of fun and I love how Mickey is able to investigate and finally tie all the loose ends together.......more

Goodreads review by Stewart on January 16, 2019

Enjoyed reading about Wrigley Field, old time baseball legends and Chicago locations.......more