Loose term for a body of literature enjoyed mostly by men that includes but is not limited to two fisted crime and detective novels, books about war, spies and outdoor adventure, and sports writing.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson
I picked this up at a used bookstore and it's the best $3 I've spent in a long time. It's film noir, on paper, as the author really captures the feel of the times in this hardboiled crime fiction set in NYC in the months leading up to opening day, 1947, with Jackie Robinson playing first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It's a good story that moves along quickly, and would make one hell of a good movie. ESPN, are you listening?
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