Hanging Curve

I love a good mystery. I also love the game of baseball and I am a history buff. This book was a three in one pleasure for me. It combines all three of these subjects in a flowing style that is a joy to read. Not only does it bring to life the baseball heros that we never got the chance to see, but it also gives us an idea of what it was like to live in those times. Do yourself a favor and read this book it is like taking a trip in a time machine.

Troy Soos had me hooked with Murder at Ebbetts Field. Having been a former ballplayer myself, I was able to live vicariously through Mickey Rawlings. Soos' writing style transports you back to the days when baseball was a game and you played for the love of it. Hanging Curve is as gripping as any mystery I've ever read. Combined with Soos' historical accounts, I swear I felt like I was watching him from the stands at Sportsman's Park. Mickey Rawlings takes the reader on every adventure, like you're helping him solve the crime. It took me two nights to read this book -- I couldn't put it down until I found out "who-done-it." The bigger mystery to me is when Mickey will get his chance to play in the Series and, more importantly, when will he finally say his "I do's" with Margie???

Ive read and enjoyed all of Troy Soos' baseball novels, and this is as good as any hes written. Soos gives us a great story of old time baseball, the Negro Leagues, and even fully explained the political tenor of the times through the rise of the KKK and its effect on society. Soos was incredibly accurate in his descriptions, and his book was so entertaining I couldnt put it down.

Great Read! Troy Soos has hit another home run in this Mickey Rawlings mystery. Nobody combines baseball and mystery like Troy Soos. You will look at Negro League Baseball with new respect after reading Hanging Curve. I love the way Soos mixes real and fictional characters. I could almost hear Cool Papa Bell sliding into the base after reading this book. Educational and entertaining, what more do you want from a book?

Troy Soos has created a character the we all dream of being. Who among us has not dreamed of being a professional baseball player, who can solve crimes at the same time.Troy's Mickey Rawling's murder mystery series gives the reader an historical backdrop in which a "utility" infielder gets himself into the most unique scenarios. In Hanging Curve Mickey once again solves the crime, saves his neck and gets the girl, while at the same going against the baseball establishment and sticking to his true beliefs.Maybe someday Mickey will hit .300 and play in a world series but until that time we can still be amazed at his place hitting crime solving skills.Thanks again Troy for hitting a homerun.