The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery. Leigh Montville, Doubleday, 2008.
 
Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780385520331
 
He was a 1930s golf legend and Hollywood trickster who adamantly refused to be photographed. He never played professionally, yet sports-writing legend Grantland Rice still heralded him as “the greatest golfer in the world.” Then, in 1937, the secrets of John Montague’s past were exposed—leading to a sensational trial that captivated the nation.
 
The reasons became clear when a Time magazine photographer snapped his picture with a telephoto lens … and police in upstate New York quickly recognized Montague as a fugitive wanted for armed robbery. As Montague was indicted in the tiny upstate town of Jay, New York, hordes of national media descended and turned a star-studded legal carnival into the most talked about trial of its day – the trial of “the Mysterious Montague.”
 
Near new book in a lightly rubbed jacket. About 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 with 320 pages. Illustrated.