Untouchable

The stage for this murder mystery is set with the improbable debut of the first female pitcher in Major League Baseball. The narrator, Frank Barr, is a veteran sports writer and baseball traditionalist longing for the old glory days of the game. On assignment from Baseball's Commissioner, Frank watches a little girl from the South, Greta Reich, take on the New York Yankees. Greta receives a standing ovation from the hometown crowd, but not everyone is cheering. Initially hailed as a hero to girls of all ages, her flamboyant presence on the mound and her outspoken nature fuels a media frenzy dead set on banishing her from baseball.

The stage for this murder mystery is set with the improbable debut of the first female pitcher in Major League Baseball. The narrator, Frank Barr, is a veteran sports writer and baseball traditionalist longing for the old glory days of the game. On assignment from Baseball's Commissioner, Frank watches a little girl from the South, Greta Reich, take on the New York Yankees. Greta receives a standing ovation from the hometown crowd, but not everyone is cheering. Initially hailed as a hero to girls of all ages, her flamboyant presence on the mound and her outspoken nature fuels a media frenzy dead set on banishing her from baseball.

The author has been the editor of a special-interest magazine for forty years. Untouchable is his first published novel.