Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Double Reverse
Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Tim Green
Class/Genre: Mystery
Warner, Aug 1999, $24.00, 322 pp.
New Orleans Saints journeyman running back Clark Cromwell feels he owns the world. The deeply pious Clark has found love in former actress Angel Cassidy. However, his perfect life quickly shatters when Angel decides he is too boring with his religious ways and jumps into the bed of someone else. Angel must have found a devil because she is soon found murdered with a golf club belonging to Clark's backfield mate, superstar Trane Jones.
The Saints retain Madison McCall to defend Trane. The trial lawyer immediately realizes that her client has a history of violence with women, a crime sheet, and a sneaker commercial, which takes advantage of his latest notoriety as the prime suspect. She would prefer not to represent Trane, but continues her inquiries as a favor to the team's owner and her need to presume innocence. Madison soon concludes that if Trane did not commit the act, the next viable suspect is Clark.
Former pro football player Tim Green continues to demonstrate that he is a talented author with his fifth sports mystery. DOUBLE REVERSE blitzes the reader with a fast-paced story line filled with deception. The insider's look at the NFL adds a feel of authenticity to the tale. Madison remains a refreshing attorney and the two running backs contain diametrically opposite personalities, yet seem so similar in nature. Though a defensive player in his time, Mr. Green scores a touchdown with this entertaining who-done-it.
Harriet Klausner
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