Hunting A Detroit Tiger (Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries) [Paperback]

Troy Soos (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries | Publication Date: May 1, 1998

It's 1920, and all Mickey Rawlings wants is a .250 batting average, 20 stolen bases, and a regular place in the Tigers' lineup. But when Emmett Siever, an old-time baseball player, is killed, Mickey finds himself accused of the crime. Now, with someone seeking revenge for Siever's murder and the baseball owners pressuring him to speak out against the unions, Mickey must find the real killer.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

The Detroit papers all say that journeyman infielder Mickey Rawlings shot union organizer Emmett Siever in self-defense during a rally in Fraternity Hall. But although Mickey was on the scene, he doesn't know anything about the shooting--except that he didn't do it, and that the revolver found in Siever's hand was a plant. But ``personnel coordinator'' Hub Donner, brought in by the American League to bust the struggling players' union, decides that the notoriety has made Mickey's signature just the one he needs over a series of articles condemning the union, and he puts major-league screws on him when Mickey won't play ball- -floating rumors about Mickey's anti-union sympathies that have his new teammates on the Tigers freezing him out, and the Wobblies who organized the rally threatening revenge unless he delivers them a better candidate for Siever's killing. Mickey's left with just three questions: How will he survive the 1920 season with the front office and his teammates both at his throat? Why isn't Siever's daughter Constance more distraught at her father's death? And will the Tigers, led by that inimitable sourpuss Ty Cobb, ever climb out of last place? Mickey's fourth outing (Murder at Wrigley Field, 1996, etc.) may be his best nine innings. The union-busting makes the mystery as timely as Donald Fehr, even though all the games are played on real grass. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575662914
• ISBN-13: 978-1575662916
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Troy Soos is batting 1000 with this series, August 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hunting A Detroit Tiger (Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries) (Paperback)

This is highly entertaining addition to a highly entertaining series.

Mickey Rawlings is nicely drawn as the 25th man on the roster, always struggling to keep his spot on the team, ever mindful that injury to himself or getting on the wrong side team management could mark the end of his baseball career.

The baseball sequences are great. I've always been more of a fan of baseball history than baseball present and really enjoy the details provided.

The storyline's outside the ballpark are equally enjoyable. In this edition we get some insight into the workings of the IWW and Henry Ford's secret police as Mickey works to clear himself of a murder in self defense charge.

This is a really fun read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing tale, entertaining, full of details from 1920, October 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hunting A Detroit Tiger: A Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mystery (Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries) (Hardcover)

I don't often finish a mystery, but this book had me wanting to know what comes next. Mickey Rawlings is a charming character because he is very human, and the story is absorbing because it involves a wide variety of details from 1920 -- labor wars, the Detroit Tigers, vaudeville, etc. A good, entertaining read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Series Hits A Home Run Every Time!, June 30, 2000

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Kim K. (Bayonne, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunting A Detroit Tiger (Mickey Rawlings Baseball Mysteries) (Paperback)

Troy Soos' baseball mysteries are always fun to read. Full of historical baseball references as well as a murder mystery that usually takes place in the opening pages, you can't help being caught up in the adventures of utility infielder Mickey Rawlings. This particular story takes place in 1920 when Mickey finds a slot on the Detroit Tigers, playing along side the temperamental Ty Cobb. Mickey is unjustly accused of murdering a union organizer, merely because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Pick this one up soon and especially if you're a true baseball fan you will enjoy reading of the events of the time as well as a good time mystery. Highly recommended.