Last Shot

Written by John Feinstein

Book #1 in the The Sports Beat series

A young journalist uncovers a plot to fix the Final Four. Can he stop it in time?

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251 pages· 760L

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Bookroo's summary

Aspiring sports journalist Stevie wins a dream trip to the Final Four in New Orleans. But when he and fellow winner Susan Carol overhear a plot to fix the championship game, they have just 48 hours to unravel the mystery. With a star player's career on the line, Stevie must navigate a web of deceit and danger. Can they expose the truth before it's too late? Dive into a thrilling world where the stakes are as high off the court as they are on it.

From the publisher

Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Association’s contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It’s a basketball junkie’s dream come true!But the games going on behind the scenes between the coaches, the players, the media, the money-men, and the fans turn out to be even more fiercely competitive than those on the court. Steven and his fellow winner, Susan Carol Anderson, are nosing around the Superdome and overhear what sounds like a threat to throw the championship game. Now they have just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of MSU’s star players . . . and why. Praise for John Feinstein: The best writer of sports books in America today.–The Boston Globe Feinstein’s beat, it turns out, isn’t sports; it’s human nature.–People on A March to Madness A basketball junkie’s nirvana.–Sports Illustrated on A March to Madness One of the best sportswriters alive!–Larry King, USA Today on A Good Walk Spoiled From the Hardcover edition.

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