A Fatal Farewell at Maple Leaf Gardens - A Mick & Mack Mystery

2025-02-19

A Fatal Farewell at Maple Leaf Gardens - A Mick & Mack Mystery The roar of the crowd. The crash of gloves against flesh. The electric buzz of a packed Maple Leaf Gardens on fight night. For Toronto’s boxing fans, this was the match of the year—a brutal showdown between two of the city's fiercest fighters. But when Jimmy "The Kid" Santoro collapses moments after claiming victory, the excitement turns to horror. The golden boy of the ring is dead before he hits the mat, and it wasn’t the fight that killed him.

The roar of the crowd. The crash of gloves against flesh. The electric buzz of a packed Maple Leaf Gardens on fight night. For Toronto’s boxing fans, this was the match of the year—a brutal showdown between two of the city's fiercest fighters.

But when Jimmy "The Kid" Santoro collapses moments after claiming victory, the excitement turns to horror. The golden boy of the ring is dead before he hits the mat, and it wasn’t the fight that killed him.

Enter Mick McCathie and Mack MacNeely, two of Toronto’s sharpest detectives, called in to untangle the sinister web of corruption, greed, and revenge lurking behind the city’s fight game. As they navigate smoky backroom gyms, underground betting rings, and a world where deals are made with a handshake—or a bullet—they uncover something far deadlier than a rigged fight.

Someone wanted Santoro gone. Someone powerful. And someone willing to kill to keep their grip on the city.

But Mick and Mack aren’t ones to throw in the towel.

What starts as a murder in the ring quickly becomes something bigger—something that leads them straight into the path of an unseen enemy, one who’s been watching them all along. And as the shadows grow darker, one thing is certain: this is a fight they can’t afford to lose.

Because in this game, the real players don’t fight with their fists.

They fight to kill.

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