''Green Monster'' is a 2008

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by American author

Rick Shefchik Rick Shefchik (born May 9, 1952) is an American novelist, nonfiction writer, and journalist. He is the author of the novels '' Amen Corner,'' published in 2007, ''Green Monster'', published August 1, 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press, '' Frozen Tundra'', ...

. It was published August 1 by Poisoned Pen Press. A mystery/thriller set initially in Boston, Massachusetts, it follows the former Minneapolis

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, now private investigator, Sam Skarda, as he is called in by the owner of the Boston Red Sox to investigate an anonymous note that claims the

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was fixed. It is the second in a series about Skarda and his adventures investigating crime in the sports world. The first, '' Amen Corner'' came out in March 2007.

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