This "home run thriller" ("New York Daily
News") by the bestselling creator of the Spenser novels tells
the story of when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color
barrier in 1947, as seen through the eyes of a difficult, brooding,
wounded man hired to guard Robinson.
1947: Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier--and
changes the world. The event also changes the life of
Robinson's bodyguard--and those changes can prove fatal.
Intelligent crime fiction. ( Washington Times ) A deeply felt and intimately told memory tale. ( New York Times ) Parker has written his finest novel. ( Associated Press ) A refreshing change of pace. ( Entertainment Weekly )
Robert B. Parker wurde 1932 geboren. 1971 promovierte er an der Universität Boston über die"Schwarze Serie"in der amerikanischen Kriminalliteratur. 1973 erschien sein erster Roman und bereits 1976 erhielt er den Edgar Award für den besten Kriminalroman des Jahres. Robert B. Parker ist am 18.01.2010 in seinem Haus in Cambridge (Massachusetts) verstorben.
