Books like The Croxley Master by Arthur Conan Doyle

Alfred Brooks, a high‑school dropout in Harlem, turns to Donatelli’s Gym to escape drug‑addicted friends and street threats, discovering that perseverance in boxing can lift an African‑American youth toward a better future.

A curated anthology of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective, horror, and science‑fiction works, including his complete Sherlock Holmes stories and the novel The Poison Belt.

"F.X. Toole with this first collection of stories drawn from his own experiences in boxing reveals a complex web of athletes, trainers, and promoters and their extended families, all players in an unforgiving business where victory, like defeat, comes at a dark and painful price.". "In "The Monkey Look," an aging cut man with an incorrigible sweet tooth works the corner for Hoolie, a featherweight "bleeder" with attitude. "Black Jew" brings Reggie Valentine Love and his camp to a brutal elimination bout in Atlantic City, where they are treated like second-class citizens by a promoter. In "Million $$$ Baby," seasoned trainer Frankie Dunn faces the most daunting challenge of his life when he agrees to aid the fearless Maggie Fitzgerald in her quest to become a champion boxer. "Fightin' in Philly" and "Frozen Water" are stories in which youthful dreams of glory and celebrity are threatened by the harsh realities that suffuse both of these narratives. The novella "Rope Burns" is an account of the indestructible bond that develops between a devoted fighter and his trainer."--BOOK JACKET.