The Underachievers

By Mike Landon

Why is Roscoe Rooney hitch-hiking out of Chicago on a sunny summer morning? As an ex-Big League baseball star, you'd think he would have the world in the palm of his hand. But his glory years are long gone, and he's using that hand now to thumb a ride, hoping to leave the bill collectors and ex-wives in a rearview mirror. "The Underachievers" is a novel with heart and humor, a road trip away from the wreckage of what should have been. Along the way, Roscoe finds himself mentoring two young college grads who have thrown away their secure lives in Chicago to head west. And when one of them meets the enchanting young woman of his dreams, the story takes a change of course into the fabric of the Midwest. Twists and turns abound in this thoroughly enjoyable tale which features a frustrated Chicago crime boss, a baseball super-agent, a female martial artist, and the rodeo world of saddle-bronc riding. Weaving it all together is the upbeat Roscoe Rooney, who never loses his sense of humor no matter how far his fortunes have fallen, and who eventually finds redemption in unexpected places.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520475691
• ISBN13: 9781520475691
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"