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Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (Final Four Mysteries)

by John Feinstein

ISBN13: 9780553494600
ISBN10: 0553494600
Condition: Standard
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Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writers Associations contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. Its a basketball junkies 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 MSUs star players . . . and why.

Praise for John Feinstein:

“The best writer of sports books in America today.”—The Boston Globe

“Feinsteins beat, it turns out, isnt sports; its human nature.”—People on A March to Madness

“A basketball junkies nirvana.”—Sports Illustrated on A March to Madness

“One of the best sportswriters alive!”—Larry King, USA Today on A Good Walk Spoiled

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John Feinstein is the author of many bestselling sports books, including A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. Feinstein worked for The Washington Post as both a political and sports reporter for more than 10 years and continues to contribute articles. He is a regular commentator for National Public Radio and Sporting News Radio and an essayist for CBS Sports. He lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Bethesda, MD, and Shelter Island, NY.

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: sam.gomez54, June 10, 2010 (view all comments by sam.gomez54)
Last Shot is a unsuspectingly good book. I picked up this book because I have a love for basketball and when I saw that this book includes both a championship game and a blackmailing mastermind I thought I MUST READ THIS BOOK. The book is mainly about a star basketball player named Chip who is getting blackmailed and must throw the NCAA championship game to have the blackmailing stop. But when two kids named Steven and Susan help Chip uncover who is behind the blackmailing everything changes. Again this book is superb and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good mystery and loves the game of basketball.

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: samsonanddelila, March 23, 2008 (view all comments by samsonanddelila)
I know absolutely nothing about sports, but I still loved this book and would highly recommend it. It has great characters and it goes by very fast. The plot is never slow or dull.
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ISBN:: 9780553494600
Author:: Feinstein, John
Publisher:: Yearling Books
Author:: Feinstein, John
Subject:: Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Subject:: Mystery and detective stories
Subject:: Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Mysteries / Detective
Subject:: Journalists
Subject:: Sports & Recreation - Basketball
Subject:: Mysteries & Detective Stories
Subject:: Children s Middle Readers-General
Edition Description:: Paperback
Series:: Final Four Mysteries
Publication Date:: 20060631
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: from 5
Language:: English
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 7.64x5.21x.70 in. .41 lbs.
Age Level:: 10-14

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