Murder at Ebbets Field

Murder at Ebbets Field (ISBN 0821748890) is the second book in the Mickey Rawlings murder mystery series, written by Troy Soos, originally published in 1995.

Set in 1914, Mickey has just joined the New York Giants. Vitagraph Studios has asked John McGraw for a player to be used in one of their movies. Unwilling to give up a star player, McGraw agrees to allow Rawlings to be in the movie.

After filming, there is an after party at the Sea Dip hotel for the movie actors, including the star of the picture, Florence Hampton. After having a bit too much champagne, Mickey gets a room in the hotel for the night. The next morning he goes out to the pier to get some fresh air. Ducking to avoid a sea gull, Mickey sees a body under the pier. It turns out to be the dead body of star Florence Hampton, who also happens to be the widow of Brooklyn Dodgers' owner William Daley.

Mickey must solve the murder, and the suspects include Sloppy Sutherland and Virgil Ewing of the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. He enlists the help of the Dodgers' Casey Stengel, who was also in the movie with Mickey.