**A life debt. A baseball coach with a secret black book. Reptiles, both two-legged and otherwise....**In the latest Ian Loome whodunit, private eye Liam Quinn's father, ex-cop Al, heads to the Sunshine State to fulfill an old obligation. He won't tell the family what's up. That has Maureen worried, and soon Liam is traipsing through swamps, ducking fastballs and saving pitchers from certain peril. A corrupt owner and his darling daughter aren't making life easier, and a widow wanted the coach dead in the worst way.Things are a little high and outside... when Quinn Plays Ball.