The first two books in this series of random, indiscriminate titles is Hellhound on his Trail by Hampton Sides and Cardboard Gods by Josh Wilker...
Hellhound
on his Trail- I always assumed Martin Luther King’s assassin was captured
within hours while on the run. Or at worst after days found holed up in the
basement of some 1969 version of Cooter from The Dukes of Hazzard. Turns out it took a two month manhunt
spanning 2 continents, 4 countries and included multiple aliases, the Rhodesian
Civil War plus the work of the FBI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and
Scotland Yard to bring in the lone gunman. From Hampton Sides, the NYT
best-selling author of Ghost Soldiers, this is an entertaining,
fast-paced narrative that if nothing else reminds one that if you ever become
famous try to steer clear of guys with 3 names: James Earl Ray, John Wilkes
Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan (though I could be off give or
take a Sirhan on this last one)…Cardboard Gods- Josh Wilker’s memoir of
an offbeat childhood told with the visual aid of baseball cards from the 70s
and early 80s. Interesting bedtime material that kinda peters out late, but then again so am I. Including the Detroit Tiger below who appeared as a JEOPARDY
answer to the question…
What did we all wanna do
after seeing the movie Basic Instinct?
(Note: This is a rather belligerent pose for a guy who hit .218 with a .638 OPS
over 562 career Plate Appearances)…
