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Dirty Water |
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Acclaimed novelist Mary-Ann Tirone Smith has written nine books including the Poppy Rice Mysteries. (expanded bio)
Jere Smith is a lifelong Red Sox fan who began a blog when he lived in New York City called "A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory" at letsgosox.blogspot.com. He now (thankfully) lives in the Boston area.
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About the Authors |
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“The narrative coalesces [in a way that is as] intense and satisfying as a Red Sox-Yankees September showdown.” -Allan Wood "The Joy of Sox" blog
“Dirty Water is a solid intricately plotted mystery speckled with the 2007 World Champion Red Sox and a backdrop of Fenway Park. What more could you want?” -Karen C. Olson The Annie Seymour Mysteries.
“Dirty Water is like a David Ortiz at-bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth: Loaded with drama and suspense, the kind that every Red Sox fan will enjoy. Score this one a hit.” -Jeff Goldberg, Red Sox beat writer, The Hartford Courant.
“Grade: A. Even if you root for the Sox, not the Sox, you've gotta admire this baseball-filled mystery for its deep and knowledgeable love of the game.” -Jane Dickinson Rocky Mountain News
“An intriguing tale…the most fun is the Red Sox and Boston lore, interaction between the players and punchy dialogue.” -Carole Goldberg The Hartford Courant.
“Smith (Girls of Tender Age) and son work real-life members of the 2007 Boston Red Sox, most notably David “Big Papi” Ortiz, into a mystery plot with the adeptness of a successful double steal.” -- Publishers Weekly
Click here to read a sampling of reviews of Dirty Water. Click here to read information and an excerpt from a chapter in Dirty Water. Click here to read information on other books by author Mary-Ann Tirone Smith. Click here to read a bio of author Mary-Ann Tirone Smith.
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By Mary-Ann Tirone Smith and Jere Smith |
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It is the summer of 2007, a couple of hours before the start of a Red Sox doubleheader. As the players congregate in the Fenway clubhouse, they hear an odd compelling sound coming from the direction of the interview room. Turns out, someone got there before they did and abandoned a baby. The infant is rushed to Deaconess Medical Center where the nurses name him Ted Williams, what else? Within a few days, a minor league pitcher from the Dominican with an unhittable fastball and pinpoint control goes missing. A player agent who specializes in Hispanic players is suddenly snagged in a web of blackmail. The body of a young woman who lives in the shadow of Fenway Park turns up in the Back Bay fens. Enter Rocky Patel, Boston Homicide Detective First Grade, ordered to connect the dots. Joining him out of left field, a Red Sox blogger who knows too much, and a running blog that forces the investigation into a dizzying race against time. DIRTY WATER: A RED SOX MYSTERY lays bare a shocking revelation that manifests itself in deadly greed where money reigns and corrupts, and where innocent bystanders—the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox—must rise to the heroics and strength they demonstrate on the playing field. The story will hold you spellbound and stay with you long after you have reached the shattering conclusion.
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