A slugger struggles with an empty ballpark and a murdered teammate in
this Edgar Award-winning mystery.
The Providence Jewels, an American League expansion team, have been
taking a beating all season. Worse, relief pitcher Rudy Furth has just
suffered a beating of a more lethal kind--and been left to die in the
clubhouse whirlpool among whispers of mob corruption and violently
lovesick fans. When the police investigation stalls, veteran Providence
center fielder Harvey Blissberg, who knew Furth as well as anyone,
decides to play detective. While trying to keep his eye on the ball, and
his head above water with the spunky, beautiful sports newscaster Mickey
Slavin, Blissberg quietly stalks Furth's killer through major-league
locker rooms and the dark streets of Rhode Island's capital city. Lots
of ballplayers keep their batting averages above .300--but how many have
chased a murderer at the same time?