'A masterful recreation of a turbulent era that's not only a great and gripping crime novel but also one of the most evocative baseball novels ever written' Publishers Weekly
Brooklyn, 1947. Jackie Robinson is about to change baseball—and America—forever.
As Robinson prepares to break Major League Baseball's colour barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, battle-scarred World War II veteran Joseph Burke is hired to protect him. Brooding, tough and haunted by his past, Burke soon finds himself confronting prejudice, violence and some hard truths of his own.
Blending gripping crime fiction with one of baseball's defining moments, Double Play is classic Robert B. Parker: sharp, atmospheric and driven by the themes his fans know so well—honour, courage, loyalty and the redemptive power of love.
For fans of Spenser and Parker's unmistakable storytelling, Double Play is a powerful tale of courage, redemption and an unforgettable season that changed history.

Robert B Parker was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including Small Vices, Sudden Mischief, Hush Money, Hugger Mugger, Potshot, Widows Walk, Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Family Honor, Perish Twice, Shrink Rap, Stone Cold, Melancholy Baby, Back Story, Double Play, Bad Business, Cold Service, Sea Change, School Days and Blue Screen. He died in 2010 at the age of 77.