Irish Murphy Gerth

About the Book

Irish Murphy Gerth is about a washed up fighter trying to build a new life when boxing has been his sole career. He returns to Niagara Falls and gets a dull job in a sporting goods store. His boss, Jim Sabine, can't get his wife to agree on having another child and, to ease his sexual frustration, takes Murphy to a cat house located over a church. Murphy's whorehound friend, Guyther, takes him chick hunting to bars. They get in a brawl and may have killed someone. Murphy develops a psychotic relationship with Cindy Donohue, leading to near disaster. He doesn't know how to approach her sexually, ruins the relationship. They each struggle with religion and sin. He has a frightening encounter with a homosexual, making him fear for his own manhood. Unable to control his innate violent nature, he winds up the subject of a police investigation.

About the Author

Bob Kostoff is a native of Niagara Falls, NY. He graduated summa cum laude from Niagara University. A retired journalist, he worked for the Niagara Gazette, Lockport Journal and the defunct Buffalo Courier-Express. He has had several articles and short stories published. He resides in the Love Canal section with his wife Shirley.