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Teammates
What lengths will a man go to save a friend? Former policeman Danny Roth leads a quiet, if secluded, life. He has a new career, he’s made a few friends and he has his baseball; an obsession he uses to pass for a social life. When he rescues a teammate from a beating by mob members, he becomes the target of the mob boss. When that friend disappears and Danny is brutally assaulted he must decide if he is willing to cross the line that may lead to violence. As he continues to come under attack, he realizes the only way to survive is to resurrect the person he had sworn never to become again.
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416 pages, Paperback
First published December 25, 2012
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May 13, 2013
I enjoyed Ray Wenck's "Teammates," even though I don't think I'm the intended audience. I'm a girl, not into sports, not into fistfights ...
Even so, I really liked the main character, Danny Roth. He's a guy in his early 30's who had a brief Major League Baseball career followed by a just-as-brief police career. Now he's an elementary school teacher, settled in Ohio. To keep a hand in his previous lives, he plays on a local amateur baseball team and -- or this would be a really short book -- sleuths.
If you like the kind of two-fisted tales that Mickey Spillane or Dashielle Hammett used to write, you'll love Teammates. There's a pistol or a knuckle stuck in somebody's face in just about every scene. There's even a little sex toward the end of the book which, although well-written and much more on the side of romance than porn, was a little off-putting for me. (At one point, I had to page back and forth about 5 pages of "her" and "she" to find the girl's name. It's Natalie.)
Teammates is a non-stop action thriller! I can't wait for the sequel, "Teamwork", coming soon from Rebel ePublishers.
Even so, I really liked the main character, Danny Roth. He's a guy in his early 30's who had a brief Major League Baseball career followed by a just-as-brief police career. Now he's an elementary school teacher, settled in Ohio. To keep a hand in his previous lives, he plays on a local amateur baseball team and -- or this would be a really short book -- sleuths.
If you like the kind of two-fisted tales that Mickey Spillane or Dashielle Hammett used to write, you'll love Teammates. There's a pistol or a knuckle stuck in somebody's face in just about every scene. There's even a little sex toward the end of the book which, although well-written and much more on the side of romance than porn, was a little off-putting for me. (At one point, I had to page back and forth about 5 pages of "her" and "she" to find the girl's name. It's Natalie.)
Teammates is a non-stop action thriller! I can't wait for the sequel, "Teamwork", coming soon from Rebel ePublishers.
July 18, 2024
Not my favorite type of book and not my favorite writing style. Also, there were a lot of typos in the book and font inconsistencies that didn’t have a rhyme or reason. It kind of was distracting while trying to read this.
April 24, 2013
First of all, let me say I knew I would probably like this book when I read the dedication. Any author who contributes their career to their mother’s love of reading is pretty damn awesome in my book.
Teammates centers around Danny Roth, a former pro baseball player turned cop turned teacher, who has a turbulent past. His best friend, Tony, who also has a dubious past and current lifestyle, become involved in a mystery while trying to help a fellow baseball player out of a pinch. Danny is really a good guy who just happened to show up in the wrong place at the wrong time. He struggles with his past memories and of returning to the person he once was. However, in order to survive the deadly situation he has gotten himself into, he has to make amends with his old demons and find himself in order to survive.
I would rate this a solid 4 stars. I think my favorite parts of the book happen with all of the trash talking that goes on when baseball is being played. And, Tony’s hound dog ways are entertaining too. I enjoyed the banter and the wide cast of characters that show up throughout the book. It definitely kept my interest. I look forward to reading the next book Wenck has planned for Danny’s story.
Teammates centers around Danny Roth, a former pro baseball player turned cop turned teacher, who has a turbulent past. His best friend, Tony, who also has a dubious past and current lifestyle, become involved in a mystery while trying to help a fellow baseball player out of a pinch. Danny is really a good guy who just happened to show up in the wrong place at the wrong time. He struggles with his past memories and of returning to the person he once was. However, in order to survive the deadly situation he has gotten himself into, he has to make amends with his old demons and find himself in order to survive.
I would rate this a solid 4 stars. I think my favorite parts of the book happen with all of the trash talking that goes on when baseball is being played. And, Tony’s hound dog ways are entertaining too. I enjoyed the banter and the wide cast of characters that show up throughout the book. It definitely kept my interest. I look forward to reading the next book Wenck has planned for Danny’s story.
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