We are saddened by the passing of three-time All-Star and 1968 World Series MVP Mickey Lolich.
Lolich spent 13 of his 16 Major League seasons with the Tigers, while also pitching for the Mets and Padres.
In 1968, Lolich hurled 3 complete game victories against St. Louis in the World Series to lead Detroit back from a 3-1 deficit and win the championship in seven games.
His finest season came in 1971 when he led the American League in wins (25), starts (49), complete games (29), innings pitched (376), and strikeouts (308), while finishing second in AL Cy Young voting.
Lolich won 217 career games and his 2,832 career strikeouts are 5th all-time among left-handed pitchers behind only Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, CC Sabathia, and Clayton Kershaw.
Lolich was 85 years old.
In 1999, years before I ever met Don Winslow in person, I read CALIFORNIA FIRE AND LIFE and he immediately went on my own personal "must buy" list, just as a dedicated crime fiction reader.
This one might be his best yet, and it's out today.
I'm very excited to announce publication day for Ghosts of Hiroshima, an extraordinary new book from Charles Pellegrino that I am excited to direct as a film.
I'm attracted to great stories and not since Titanic have I found a true story as powerful as this one. Order it!
And speaking of famous disappearances from 50 years ago, don't forget to check out "Riddle Island" if you haven't already!
(Does Alex McKnight know something no-one else does?)
Amazon: https://t.co/E7an6JTxgR
B&N: https://t.co/GPPQ91JYHO
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi was on a business trip in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 when the first bomb fell. He got on a train and traveled through hell on earth, arriving home in Nagasaki just in time for the second bomb. An incredible true story that I cannot wait to read!
Not since Titanic have I found a powerful, heartbreaking and inspiring real life story as found in Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. This is an amazing book and a film I am excited to direct. Order below:
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On the 50th anniversary of the biggest unsolved disappearance in American history, I talk to Steve Drummond on his excellent podcast about continuing new developments:
Check out our latest podcast episode with New York Times best selling author, Steve Hamilton and award winning investigative reporter for the Detroit Free Press and the New York Times, Jo Thomas.
https://t.co/eBKbfrDUtP
38 years after @StephenKing’s MISERY kept me up all night, I saw an amazing preview of the play (the Goldman adaptation) at the Couch House Theater in Kingston, NY. The power of great storytelling!
If you're in the area, it opens tonight!
@CHPTheater
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Remembering Greg Harden today.
“This country, this culture, this world is desperately in need of a new kind of leadership. It needs people who want to build each other up, not tear each other down.”
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Fellow Michigan author Bryan Gruley has a new thriller out this week: BITTERFROST.
It's the best thing he's ever done (which is saying something)!
Amazon: https://t.co/rooAU2YQmY
B&N: https://t.co/ooekGmcHMr
IndieBound: https://t.co/SVAezoE4aA
Apple: https://t.co/WpEEc3tGrC