Hanging Curve

'Equal parts baseball and mystery are the perfect proportion.' --Robert Parker A Race To Stay Alive 1922. Another year, another team. Utility infielder Mickey Rawlings is now warming the pine for the St. Louis Browns, a team poised to go all the way. Rawlings should be overjoyed with the situation but the lack of playing time has him sneaking off to play incognito in the semi-pros. The competition is just as rough, though. In fact, some of the best players to ever throw a curveball or line up for a swing are his opponents. The only reason they aren't in the majors is because of their team color--black. Turns out that's the least of their worries. When the star pitcher of the Negro East St. Louis Cubs is found lynched after a win, Rawlings has to do everything he can to track down the killer and prevent a repeat of the deadly race riots of 1917. If he can stay alive. . . Praise for the Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries 'Full of life.' --The New York Times Book Review on Hanging Curve 'A richly atmospheric journey through time.' --Booklist on Hanging Curve 'A perfect book for the rain delay. . .a winner!' --USA Today on Murder at Fenway Park 'Delightful. . .mixing suspense, period detail that will leave readers eager for subsequent innings.' --Publishers Weekly on Murder at Fenway Park