Synopsis
In Murder on the Ropes, boxing's own set of mystery stories, who-dunnit, why and how are always the questions. When the bell rings and the knockout is final, what will be the reason, the source, and the motivation for killing and destroying the world's best boxers and their associates? Authors include Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, Joyce Carol Oates, F.X. Toole and many more
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About the Author
Otto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was the publisher of The Armchair Detective, the Edgar-winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction, for seventeen years. Mr. Penzler is the founder of The Mysterious Press.
From AudioFile
All of these original short stories have a boxing angle, but not all involve murder--fight-fixing and robbery are also on the docket. My favorites included Doug Allyn's "Sunlight Shining on Water," about a boxer's use of meditation techniques to deal with tough guys pressuring him to throw a fight, given a low-key reading by Lee Horsley; Thomas H. Cook's "The Fix," a tongue-in-cheek tale about a boxer's career downfall, read with a deft comic touch by Lorenzo Lamas; and Brendan DuBois's "A Winning Combination," about a columnist's growing fascination with boxing, read by Dan Cashman. Fight fans will love this collection, but boxing knowledge isn't a necessity. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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