" Scores tend to get "knotted, " "scribes" "pen" articles, photographers "snap photos, " and losing teams "take comfort in John Barleycorn.

WSJ: Book Review: Hank Greenberg

Veteran whodunit writer Robert Parker has created a new detective hero, a booze-loving, small-town police chief who had been dumped by the L.A. Police Department because of his fondness for John Barleycorn.

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