Irish Murphy Gerth

Irish Murphy Gerth is an ex fighter trying to recapture a lost youth and build a future when boxing is all he knows. He returns to Niagara Falls NY (a magical dateline) gets a job in a sporting goods store and starts dating Cindy Donohue. He has Walter Mitty-like daydreams to help support a shattered ego. He may have killed someone in a bar room brawl; he beats a homosexual after a frightening encounter challenging his own manhood. His whorehound married friend leads him astray. His sexually frustrated boss worries him. His near psychotic relationship with Cindy leads to a stunning climax. If you read only one book all year it must be this one!