A slugger struggles with an empty ballpark and a murdered teammate 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 ...
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A slugger struggles with an empty ballpark and a murdered teammate 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? Originally published in 1984 and winner of the prestigious Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Strike Three You're Dead , was hailed by the Denver Post as "one of the best sports detective novels of all time."
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; The binding is Clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs, creases, small scratches & an Edgar Award label on front panel. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
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Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title endpage. In protective mylar cover. (mystery, action, adventure, suspense, thriller)
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1984 Walker & co. First Edition 2nd printing with # line to "2." A FINE/FINE copy of Rosen's first Edgar award winnning mystery. There is no discernible wear on the HB or DJ. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries, many signed!
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 8x5x1; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. First state with page 124 having the red statement "PLAY BALL NOT PRIVATE EYE OR YOU MAY BE THE NEXT TO DIE." The binding is straight and tight. No remainder mark.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0-8027-5587-9. Fine in fine dust jacket. (Text mildly toned. ) Edgar Award winner for best first novel.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 234 pages.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed and dated by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
