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King of the Corner (1992)

von Loren D. Estleman

Reihen: Detroit Series (7)

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Fresh out of jail, an ex-ballplayer stumbles into the world of bounty hunting and murder in urban Detroit Even prison couldn't stop former big-league pitcher Doc Miller from playing baseball. Jailed after a teenage girl overdosed on cocaine at one of his house parties, the former Detroit Tigers ace became a star at the Michigan State Prison, bringing home the institution's first Midwestern Penal System championship. Now out on parole, his days of ballpark heroics are over for good.   Miller's brother gets him a job selling tractor parts for John Deere, work Doc finds even duller than life in the joint. While moonlighting as a cab driver, he meets a bail bondsman who offers work as a bounty hunter. On their first job together, they find their target savagely murdered. His name was Ambrose X. Dryce, formerly Wilson McCoy, a Black Panther turned drug lord. Sucked back into the criminal underworld, Doc will need to make his best plays to stay alive without violating his parole.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author's personal collection.… (mehr)
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King of the Corner opens with Kevin "Doc" Miller being released from prison. Doc did seven years time for hosting a party where an underage girl died of a cocaine overdose. He didn't bring the drugs and he certainly didn't bring the girl, but he went down for it all nonetheless. It's the 1990s and Big Auto has been swallowed up by Big Crime. After seven years behind bars, Doc needs a job but he still loves baseball. Somehow he finds himself taking over someone else's job as a cabbie. Because of his height and overall size one fare. Maynard Ance, convinces him to assist with a bond pick up. And that's where the trouble begins. Like being sucked down a drain, Doc finds himself pulled into bad company. His situation goes from bad to worse when he ends up on the scene of a murder, s direct violation of his parole. To paint a further picture, if you are familiar with other other "Detroit" books in Estleman's series, you'll know why the fact Patsy Orr's accountant now works for Maynard Ance is trouble. Old ghosts never die.
Pay close attention to what characters say because dialogue drives the action. ( )
  SeriousGrace | Mar 25, 2022 |
If you like good writing - particularly wonderful imagery; OR, if you like baseball; OR if you just like a good story with good, rich characters, this is a must read. Doc Miller was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers before he got caught in a drug bust. Seven years later he's out on parole and trying to start a new life from scratch. He has more than good intentions but soon finds himself deep into murder, corruption and scandal and with his parole in jeopardy. This is a really well written, great story. ( )
  susandennis | Jun 5, 2020 |
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Fresh out of jail, an ex-ballplayer stumbles into the world of bounty hunting and murder in urban Detroit Even prison couldn't stop former big-league pitcher Doc Miller from playing baseball. Jailed after a teenage girl overdosed on cocaine at one of his house parties, the former Detroit Tigers ace became a star at the Michigan State Prison, bringing home the institution's first Midwestern Penal System championship. Now out on parole, his days of ballpark heroics are over for good.   Miller's brother gets him a job selling tractor parts for John Deere, work Doc finds even duller than life in the joint. While moonlighting as a cab driver, he meets a bail bondsman who offers work as a bounty hunter. On their first job together, they find their target savagely murdered. His name was Ambrose X. Dryce, formerly Wilson McCoy, a Black Panther turned drug lord. Sucked back into the criminal underworld, Doc will need to make his best plays to stay alive without violating his parole.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author's personal collection.

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