Out of Bounds (Hardscrabble Books) - Hardcover

Corrigan, John R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584655852 ISBN 13: 9781584655855

Publisher: Univ Pr of New England, 2006

Synopsis

How far will a golfer in decline go to maintain his family's lifestyle, and why are PGA Tour players who are associated with one equipment manufacturer being killed off? In Out of Bounds, veteran PGA Tour player and reluctant sleuth Jack Austin uncovers some disturbing answers.

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About the Authors

John R. Corrigan teaches English at Northern Maine Community College.

JOHN R. CORRIGAN teaches English at Northern Maine Community College and writes a regular column for Golf Today Magazine. He is author of the Jack Austin mystery novels Cut Shot, Snap Hook, Center Cut, and Bad Lie. To learn more about the series, visit his website at www.johnrcorrigan.com.

Reviews

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.)
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We've said before that Corrigan's Jack Austin series is the best of the generally bad lot that constitutes golf-based mysteries. We've also said that Corrigan gets the golf right but occasionally strains to devise a credible mystery plot. The pattern holds here, in the series' fifth installment, but Corrigan continues to creep ever closer to bringing all the elements of his game together at the same time. The premise is tantalizing: Have performance-enhancing drugs (beta-blockers to steady the nerves over 3-foot putts; steroids to add 20 yards off the tee) come to a game defined by its rigorous adherence to fair play? When a confirmed drug user on the PGA Tour is murdered, Austin is on the case, aiding his best friend, a tour security consultant, in the investigation. Steroid use among professional golfers is an incendiary topic, certainly, but Corrigan fails to turn it into a completely believable motive for the string of murders that results. Still, his knowledge of the professional game and his realistic descriptions of tournament play bring a richness of detail that will be more than enough to hold golf fans' interest. Bill Ott
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Edition details

• Publisher: Univ Pr of New England
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584655852
• ISBN 13: 9781584655855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 289