Mysterious Press released the "Harvey Blissberg" mysteries by R. D. Rosen this week in ebook format.
The professional baseball player and amateur sleuth was introduced in 1984 in Strike Three You're Dead, which went on to win the Edgar Award for Best First Novel the following year.
We're providing a list of all five books in the "Harvey Blissberg" series below, with a synopsis from the first.
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Strike Three, You're Dead
R. D. Rosen
A Harvey Blissberg Mystery (1st in series)
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?
Winner of the 1985 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
(2nd) Fadeaway — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(3rd) Saturday Night Dead — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
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