An interesting story of a ballplayer in the 1920s who gets himself involved with the wrong crowd while trying to save a young woman. The story kept my attention. The writing was good. I enjoyed the interplay between the mob and true American baseball. I would recommend for lovers of baseball and those interested in Chicago during the mob years.


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I reviewed this book on Ricochet . com on July 18, 2021. The url for the review is:

https://ricochet.com/1007086/baseball-and-bootleggers-in-the-roaring-twenties/
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This was a nice quick read! As a baseball lover I LOVED how details of the game were authentically weaved into the story. The writing transported me into the 1920’s and I couldn’t stop turning pages! The abrupt ending to a possible happy ending and the feeling that Joe went back to his wife just because he didn’t have another choice anymore made me feel kind of icky. Overall, it was a fun and action packed novel that I would recommend!