7,000 Clams

by Lee Irby

Book Overview

Frank Hearn is a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and bruiser, looking for the big score in the heart of the Roaring Twenties. When he loses a shipment of top-quality booze to a double-crossing government... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385511892
• ISBN13: 9780385511896
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

The Babe in old St. Pete.

What makes this mystery a stand out is it's sense of history and of place. You get the feeling that Irby, a professor, knows every building in old St Pete, has read every newspaper article, spent months in archives and in the library. His encompassing knowledge of the rough, free-wheeling twenties seeps in to every scene-the mystery, the love story, and the adventure all play out against a lively, realistic backdrop. Plus, it's got the Babe in it. You can't beat that. Check this book out. It's worth it.

Great Authors!

This is an amazing book for a debute. This author is well on his way. I learned about this book from the authors brother in law as I shopped for furniture in Richmond VA. I ordered it but wasn't really sure It was my kinda book. 1920s, baseball, Babe Ruth, not interesting to me. I did start reading it and was very surprised! I absolutely could not put it down. The best book I've read in a long time. could not wait to get to the end and then was so sorry when it was over. I'm checking all the time for Lee Irby's next book. Can't wait. Would love to e-mail him but can't find a cite.

Enter the 20's

My grandmother, Toots, often bemoaned the fact that she'd been so busy raising her family that she missed out on being a flapper, yet she could do the Charleston 'til the cows came home. Irby captures the talk, the characters, the larger-than-life Babe Ruth, still giving them a human quality that rings true. This book is not my usual read, but I found it captivating.

Quirky but fun characters!

You shouldn 't like the characters that Irby writes about, but you do. His details captivate you. This book is a fun read. Every chapter stands on its own. The ones on Babe Ruth are mesmerizing. They remind me of the stories my grand uncle used to tell me about his baseball years in the 20s and his accounts of the Babe. Wouldn't surprise me that they make this one into a movie. Can't wait for Irby's 2nd book.

Great characters, fast-paced, transports to the roaring 20s

I really enjoyed the characters and the writing style. Irene, the flapper, and Ginger, the moll, remind us that ours isn't the first era of strong, intelligent, and interesting women! Usually my reading stays on my nightstand. This book followed me all over the house--I couldn't put it down!