POOLROOM

by William Jourdan Rapp ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 12, 1938

Pulp is pulp, but this one moves along and has something new in the way of setting -- the ""off-the-course horse race betting"" racket. Joe Duggan, cheap Irish product of Kansas City slums, learns the lay of the races at the poolroom. Good natured and quick-witted, he moves to Chicago and works for the wire service, to all poolrooms, a profitable but straight game. But the gangsters get in, the Jockey Club gets out, and Joe is played for a sucker by gang and a woman -- and his service cleaned out. A Kentucky girl comes into the picture and helps him. Factual background rings true. A good yarn.

Pub Date: July 12, 1938

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lee Furman

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1938

Categories: FICTION