Everyone is looking for Natalia including Stevie and Susan Carol. Somewhere between the locker rooms and the Louis Armstrong Court, one of the most watched players of the tournament simply vanishes. The behind the scenes action in the world of professional tennis is overwhelming and occasionally bewildering, but it turns downright inconceivable when a young Russian phenom, Natalia Makarova, disappears right before her second round match. The two hopeful sports reporters have kept in touch after their wild time at the Final Four, and when Susan Carol manages to score a press pass to cover the first week of the US Open Tennis Tournament in New York, Stevie works out a way to be there as well. Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson return in another fast paced, action packed sports mystery from bestselling sports writer John Feinstein. ‘One of the best sportswriters alive!’-Larry King, USA Today on A Good Walk Spoiled ‘A basketball junkie’s nirvana.’- Sports Illustrated on A March to Madness ‘Feinstein’s beat, it turns out, isn’t sports it’s human nature.’- People on A March to Madness ‘The best writer of sports books in America today.’- The Boston Globe Now they have just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of MSU’s star players… 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. It’s a basketball junkie’s dream come true!īut 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. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. Basketball Writer’s Association’s contest for aspiring journalists. Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S.

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