"Bruiser" Brody. Part myth, part monster, all legend, all man.

Was Brody really the wildman, blood dripping off his face as he wreaked havoc and smashed foes inside (or outside) a wrestling ring? Was Brody really the cold, hard independent and rebel who stood up for every penny he felt he was owed and was never intimidated by any promoter anywhere?

Was Brody really Frank Goodish, the husband and father who would move heaven and earth to be with his son Geoff? Was Brody really Frank Goodish, who studied the financial markets and planned for a future without the violent world of professional wrestling?

Brody tells it all about this legendary character, one of a kind never duplicated. Nearly two decades after his shocking murder in Puerto Rico, the full portrait of "Bruiser" Brody and Frank Goodish finally emerges. This is a book about not just a wrestler, but also about a complex and controversial human being.

With Brody’s widow Barbara Goodish and his close friend Larry Matysik offering a chance to look inside the soul of this explosive gladiator, Brody is unique among wrestling books today.

Barbara Goodish met her future husband when he wrestled in Australia in 1977. She became the mother to their son and shared the roller-coaster ride that a life in professional wrestling guaranteed. Her memory of the horror of Frank’s murder and its aftermath is even more compelling. Barbara provides a look at Brody, the hidden person, which is truly remarkable.

Larry Matysik, author of Wrestling at the Chase, was the protégé of the famous St. Louis promoter, Sam Muchnick. Larry bonded with Brody when Frank made his St. Louis debut in 1978. Together, they navigated the tumultuous wrestling wars of the 1980s. With his deep insider knowledge of the business, Larry puts into perspective what Brody did in and meant to the business. Larry also shows an unexpected private side of Brody.

The forward by highly-respected journalist Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer, is one more incisive element in an unprecedented look at a special performer.

Brody the book, just as the man it is named after, stands like a giant, alone and mighty.