About the Book:

‘Billiards on Broadway’ is centered around Broadway Benny's Pool Palace. The richest 9-Ball tournament in history is just a few days away and a cool million goes to the winner. When the word hit the streets heavy hitters and hustlers, backers and stakehorses from around the globe couldn’t wait to slap down the $5,000 entry fee to get a spot on the board.
The Boomerang Bloke phoned in from Australia. Samurai Suki wired from Japan, Pancho and Lefty from Mexico. Chief Red Fox and Black Crow from Sioux City. Chicago Bugs, 3-Ball Charlie, Johnny ‘the Big Ragu’ Ragusa, Mayday Rick May, Fat Bill and many other well-known cueists would put their talents on the line. But the smart money is on ‘The Dream Man’, a player who, in 30 years, has never lost a match.
Our lead character is Grey Shadow, a small time PI who calls his one-man operation The Night Owl Detective Agency. He barely survives from small cases to smaller cases. Because of the large amount of money that will be at Broadway Benny’s a mysterious donor has hired Grey Shadow to provide security until the tournament is over. But it goes beyond that.

Jay L. Carlton:

Jay began playing pool leagues 1984. That’s when he began gathering material and recording events that are used in his stories. Many behind the scene accounts of players connected with the billiard world have been mentioned throughout ‘Billiards on Broadway’. Stories covering tournaments and features of local celebrities appeared in ‘Ball in Hand’, a publication that focused on local talent.
Jay has been covering Missouri 8-Ball All-Star singles and team championships several years that are held three times yearly. In addition, Jay has many stories that can be reached on the Internet under ‘Jays Corner’ connected with The Missouri8Ball Ball Pool League, missouribilliards.com and Free-Reference.com.

Jay resides in Florissant, Missouri and still plays at least one night a week as a member of the Missouri 8-Ball League where he has been a member since 1992.