Sore Loser: A Mickey Donovan Mystery

By Mike McAlary

For tennis star Ginny Glade, life just got a little worse -- her baseball-playing ex-husband clinched the World Series and a bratty fifteen-year-old beat her in a tiebreaker. But Ginny's problems are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068815610X
• ISBN13: 9780688156107
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Sore Loser's a winner

As a writer and avid reader of mysteries/thrillers, I just want to say I thoroughly enjoyed this start to what I hope will be a successful new series. I loved the characters and the way they interacted, especially the father/daughter exchanges and the mystery itself was fun and delightfully twisted. I will be looking forward to the "Wraith's" next adventure.

Great mystery series that pays homage to all NYC boroughs

NYPD Deputy Inspector Mickey "The Wraith" Donovan is working a weird serial killer case. A deranged individual is personally implementing the phrase "kill the umpire" and it is not a William Bendix movie. The first casualty was murdered just after umpiring a softball game near Yankee Stadium. The next victim was murdered just after blowing a tennis call that cost Ginny Glade a victory in a professional tournament. Ginny's former spouse is actually the recipient of a bad call that turns him into the World Series hero. The ump who blew the call was blown away. The media hangs Ginny since she is the link to at least two of the higher profile incidents. Mike believes that Ginny is innocent and begins a city-wide investigation even as he has to deal with personal problems, mostly caused by his rebellious daughter. An attraction springs up between Ginny and Mike, but before he can fully pursue his feelings, the law enforcement official has to find a killer to bring to justice. "There's a hold-up in the Bronx; Brooklyn's broken out in fights ...". This little ditty is what comes to mind as Mike runs all over the city bringing the totality of the "Big Apple" to life. That is the core of this exciting novel. Though the characters are well written and the story line moves at a blistering pace, Mike McAlary pays homage to the boroughs, which turns SORE LOSER into a big winner.