Bad Lie (Hardscrabble Books) - Hardcover

Corrigan, John R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584654546 ISBN 13: 9781584654544

Publisher: Univ Pr of New England, 2005

Synopsis

PGA Tour pro Jack Austin promised former caddy and surrogate son Nash Henley he would help him find his biological father. But before Nash and his father are ever reunited, Owen Henley is murdered--and Nash's dream of knowing his real father dies with him. Now Nash wants to know who his father was and why he was killed. And Jack intends to keep his promise.

In Bad Lie, readers see why Mystery Scene calls Austin "the perfect narrator, observant but not omnipotent, confident, but painfully aware of his flaws." Jack is coming off his first PGA Tour victory and striving to reach golf's top echelon. But Nash's request leads Jack on a tour of Owen Henley's past and into an international smuggling scheme.

Plot twists abound in Bad Lie. Readers follow Austin from the fairways of the PGA Tour to a foursome on a wooded golf course in northern Maine. There, the stakes exceed any purse played for on tour, and with a single gunshot, the Jack Austin series changes forever.

About this title

About the Authors

JOHN R. CORRIGAN has published three previous Jack Austin mysteries. He teaches English as Northern Maine Community College and writes a regular column for Golf Today Magazine. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Aroostook County, Maine, and is at work on his next Jack Austin novel. Learn more about the Jack Austin series or contact the author by visiting www.johnrcorrigan.com.

John R. Corrigan teaches English at Northern Maine Community College and writes a regular column for Golf Today Magazine.

Reviews

Starred Review. Golf Today columnist Corrigan's fourth golfing mystery (after 2004's Cut Shot) to feature PGA pro–turned-sleuth Jack Austin will remind many of Robert B. Parker and Dick Francis at their best. When the estranged father of a young college student Austin has taken under his wing is found brutally murdered, Austin jeopardizes his professional standing as well as his family's well-being by investigating. The deeper Austin probes, the more questions arise about the victim's background, and his inquiries soon run afoul of a vicious drug dealer. Corrigan does a wonderful job of portraying the realities of the daily life of professional golfers without slowing down the suspenseful and gripping plot. On top of that notable achievement, he also manages to craft a surprising fair-play solution. You don't have to be a golf fan to enjoy this excellent hard-boiled whodunit. (Oct.)
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Do Corrigan's Jack Austin golf mysteries seem so good only because most of the competition is so bad? It doesn't hurt, that's for sure, but the fact is this series keeps getting better every time out. The golf has always been first rate--none of the howlers that infect most golf novels--and lately the mystery elements and the once-clunky dialogue have improved dramatically. This time Corrigan even finds a way to get second-tier PGA pro Austin involved in a crime without yet another homicide on or near the course. When Austin's former caddy, Nash, now a college-football star, asks for help in learning something about his murdered father, whom he barely knew, Jake agrees. The trail leads to a Boston gangster and some shocking revelations about Nash's father. Meanwhile, Jake counsels a fellow pro whose game has gone south and struggles to get back in the winning circle on tour. Tiger Woods makes an unlikely appearance in a grade-B tournament in Texas, but other than that, this one delivers a realistic, entertaining mix of golf and crime. Bill Ott
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Edition details

• Publisher: Univ Pr of New England
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584654546
• ISBN 13: 9781584654544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284