Corrigan's fifth Jack Austin mystery (after 2005's Bad Lie
) combines an insider's view of the PGA Tour with a thankfully fictional story of violent crime. Austin has been on the tour for 13 years—long enough for a tournament win and to see the game transformed by improved equipment and the emergence of younger, stronger players. But it's rumored that players are making gains not just through hard work but with performance-enhancing drugs. Jack's best friend, Darcy Perkins, a PGA security consultant who's recuperating in a wheelchair after taking a bullet, calls on Jack for help with legwork as suspected cheaters start to die, landing Jack in the midst of a dangerous controversy. The detailed descriptions of golf shots, equipment and training—plus the pressures of cutthroat competition, lucrative purses and contracts—will satisfy golfers looking for an entertaining mystery. (Sept.)
