(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

After losing his starting position as a college quarterback to a shoulder injury, Nick Gallow has remade himself as a punter. Now in his fifth year in the pros with the Philadelphia Sentinels, Nick spends most of his time on the sidelines. He no longer makes winning plays, and when the team visits a hospital, the sick kids would rather talk to the players they've actually heard of. But Nick is unexpectedly thrust back into the spotlight when he witnesses the murder of the new all-star draft pick on the eve of the team's summer minicamp.
Nick has no plans to get involved. Despite the murder, his focus is squarely on an uppity rookie player eyeing his roster spot. But after a second attack hits closer to home and the police go after the wrong man, Nick finds himself driven by the chance to be a hero again.

I hate to say it but I was disappointed with this book. And I appear to be in the minority on that score...

Why didn't I like it? Well, there are a few thing...

The character of Nick was more than two-dimensional, which was great - but the others were as clichéd as anything. The star of the team being an egotistical jerk; the owner's son have a prime job on the team...and so on...

Secondly, there were times when I wondered if we would get back to the mystery as the football side of things was pretty heavy. Even knowing that it centred on a football team, it still felt like too much of the game and less mystery for me.

Third, what's with that ending? Did we even meet the bad guy through the story? I know he was mentioned but did the reader ever get introduced? Seemed like a cop out, to me...


Paul
ARH