57, Chicago; Author: Monroe, Steve; Paperback

Author: Monroe, Steve
Paperback
240 pages
Published: October 2002
Hyperion
ISBN: 0786886285
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Bobby the Lip, a scheming, down-on-his-luck sports promoter, intends to score big by setting up -- and fixing -- a bout between a big-time heavyweight and a young black contender. But everyone wants a piece of the action, and the Lip finds himself having to outsmart a hungry little crowd of crooks, bookies, detectives, and mob goons.High bets knock the odds in the air as both the police and the mob begin to close in on the Lip, smelling the fix and a profit. And just before the big night, a couple of dead bodies turn up, threatening to upset the big plan.Thick with period color and detail, Monroe's well-received debut novel brings a city and its dark underside to thrilling life, illuminating an era.A scheming, down-on-his-luck sports promoter, Bobby the Lip tries to come up with a big score by arranging--and fixing--a bout between the reigning heavyweight boxing champ and a young African-American contender, only to find himself caught in a web of corruptions, underworld goons, police probes, a