Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder At Fenway Park | 1994 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 2 | Murder at Ebbets Field | 1996 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 3 | Murder at Wrigley Field | 1997 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 4 | Hunting a Detroit Tiger | 1998 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 5 | The Cincinnati Red Stalkings | 1998 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 6 | Hanging Curve | 1999 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 7 | Pick-Off Play | 2012 | Troy Soos | Buy |
| 8 | The Tomb That Ruth Built | 2014 | Troy Soos | Buy |
The Mickey Rawlings series by Troy Soos combines two great American traditions: baseball and murder mystery. The books follow Mickey Rawlings, a journeyman ballplayer in the early twentieth century who has a talent for ending up at the wrong place at the wrong time, starting with Murder At Fenway Park (1994).
Each book is set at a real historical ballpark, including Ebbets Field, Wrigley Field, and others, grounding the mysteries in authentic baseball history. Soos uses the settings to explore not just the game itself but the social issues of the era, from racial tension to labor disputes. The series runs through eight books, from 1994 to 2014, with Pick-Off Play and The Tomb That Ruth Built arriving after a long gap following the first six.
Readers who enjoy historical mysteries with a sports angle will find the Mickey Rawlings series unlike anything else in the genre. The combination of early baseball history and classic whodunit plotting has earned Soos a dedicated following.