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By His Own Hand: A Study of Cricket's Suicides
An examination of over 80 cases of suicide among cricketers of all levels, with the author's own surprising conclusions. 8vo. viii + 264pp. Text illustrations. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Signed by the author to title page.
264 pages, Hardcover
First published June 15, 1991
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February 23, 2016
A solid book that sometimes overwhelms with the number of individuals covered. The longer sections on Gimblett and Trott are wonderful though, and earn it the extra star.
It's sad to read this in 2016 knowing that the author of the introduction, the brilliant cricket writer (and pretty good cricketer) Peter Roebuck, took his own life a couple of years ago. His insights into his own psychological state during tough times in the 1980s, and his conclusions about carrying on, are all the more poignant for his passing.
An updated version of this book called "Silence of the Heart: Cricket Suicides" was published in 2001 and I believe further updated more recently.
It's sad to read this in 2016 knowing that the author of the introduction, the brilliant cricket writer (and pretty good cricketer) Peter Roebuck, took his own life a couple of years ago. His insights into his own psychological state during tough times in the 1980s, and his conclusions about carrying on, are all the more poignant for his passing.
An updated version of this book called "Silence of the Heart: Cricket Suicides" was published in 2001 and I believe further updated more recently.
April 27, 2018
By His Own Hand is the third compelling entry of the Det. Tia Suarez Newberg, WI series. The book is a great stand-alone and is also fantastic for all who have followed Det. Suarez since the inception of the series.
Det. Suarez is an investigator on a small police force in a small town that has big city crime. Here she comes across an apparent suicide. All signs at the scene indicate death by shotgun administered by the victim. The story unfolds rapidly as we encounter players both within and ancillary to the department and the investigation. The action is realistic and well depicted by a practiced procedural writer. The Newburg series is a helluva lot of fun. It reads quickly, as you are propelled into the confusing, twisty, and realistic investigation.
Det. Suarez is an investigator on a small police force in a small town that has big city crime. Here she comes across an apparent suicide. All signs at the scene indicate death by shotgun administered by the victim. The story unfolds rapidly as we encounter players both within and ancillary to the department and the investigation. The action is realistic and well depicted by a practiced procedural writer. The Newburg series is a helluva lot of fun. It reads quickly, as you are propelled into the confusing, twisty, and realistic investigation.
September 24, 2019
Interesting, and surely would have been immensely more so if I had any clue about how Cricket is played and what any of Cricket statistics meant that are chronicled extensively throughout the book...Frith’s research deserves recognition in regards to the life stories of the various individuals covered in the book.
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