by R. D. Rosen
First published 2013
Harvey Blissberg traded his baseball career for a detective license in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He specializes in the grimy corners of professional sports where scandals breed. Two NBA players vanish without explanation: a born-again Christian forward from the Boston Celtics and a white point guard nicknamed "Toot 'n' Shoot" from the Washington Bullets. Both teams hire Blissberg to track down their missing talent. The case takes a deadly turn when both players surface as corpses. Blissberg digs for connections between the dead men, following leads that drag him back to Providence, Rhode Island. The city holds memories he wanted to forget and secrets involving two influential power brokers who made a corrupt bargain years earlier. Time runs short as Blissberg races to solve the murders before he becomes the next victim. The investigation forces him to confront his past while navigating the dangerous intersection of money, sports, and murder.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, sports, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: Boston, Cambridge, Providence, Rhode Island, Washington
Period: 20th-century
264 pages · ebook · Mysteriouspress.Com/Open Road