Mortal Stakes (3)by Robert B. Parker | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Mystery" |
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| Pages: | 328 |
| Year of Publication: | 1975 |
| Date Added: | 01/06/2023 |
| Date Read: | 01/27/2023 |
| Notes: | Spenser is hired by an executive with the Boston Red Sox to find out if their star pitcher, Marty Robb, is conspiring with gamblers to throw games. Spenser finds out that Robb's wife, Linda, used to be a prostitute. From there, he discovers that the Red Sox announcer, Maynard, is deep in debt to gangster Doerr. He's paying off his debt by blackmailing Robb about Linda and making him throw games. Spenser tries to reason with Doerr, but can't, so he sets up a duel of sorts and kills him. He then has Linda confess her past to a sympathetic journalist to keep Maynard from further blackmail. |
| My Rating: | 7 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2023-01-27 12:43:37
