Troy Soos books
 

Off topic I just picked up this Murder at Wrigley Field by Troy Soos and seen that he has other books. Baseball and a mystery sounded like a good combination. Has anyone read any of his books and would like a review. Should I read more? Thanks D.

As best as I can ID the Cubs players shown on the dust jacket - none ever played for the Cubs at Wrigley Field. I hope the author paid more attention to historical accuracy in the book itself.

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I read "Murder at Fenway Park" and thought it was an entertaining read. He did a good job sprinkling in names of T206 players and information about the pre-war baseball era in general. It is fiction, so don't expect too much reality. The writing was fairly good, and the mystery interesting.

He has 5 or 6 books if I remember correctly. They are all pretty good...and I bought them all pretty cheaply on eBay in paperback.

There are a bunch of SABR people
 

Who love his books and collect them. And knowing those people; I suspect they would never buy book #2 etc., if he did not stay true to the historical aspects of baseball

Rich

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I've read all his Mickey Rawlings mysteries and thought they were best when he stuck with historical Dead-ball era characters. Hanging Curve, the sixth and final one in the series (1999) wasn't as compelling, and he hasn't written one since. He has also written a history of 19c New England baseball, and I felt he'd have a goldmine's worth of material from the 19c for some mysteries, but he never tapped that possibility. He's a good, historically factual read, and I recommend him highly. BTW, I think he's a physics teacher in a Florida high school.

Enjoy reading him, Mike

Read Murder at Wrigley Field last night an enjoyed it. Will read the dead ball era books. Thanks for the input! D.

I'm currently reading "The Original Curse" by Sean Deveney about the 1918 World Series. 3 chapters in, it looks pretty good.