King of the Corner

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453248584

<DIV><b>Fresh out of jail, an ex-ballplayer stumbles into the world of bounty hunting and murder in urban Detroit</b></div><BR><DIV>Even prison couldn&rsquo;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&rsquo;s first Midwestern Penal System championship. Now out on parole, his days of ballpark heroics are over for good.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Miller&rsquo;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.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</div>