Oh Bury Me Not — James Hold

Wrestling and murder in the turbulent days before sports entertainment.When a dishonest fight promoter cheats Barry out of his payoff, he goes to the promoter's house to demand payment. Upon entering, he finds him dead, the victim of a horrible beating. Suspicion falls on Barry although nothing can be proved. His fellow fighters shun him while the company owner plots to get rid of him. At the same time a stone deaf Austin County sheriff hounds his every step. It falls on Barry to clear himself...somehow.The best pro-wrestling murder mystery I've read this year. - Aloysius Martin, The SZ Press