{"product_id":"last-shot-mystery-at-the-final-four-the-sports-beat-1-paperback","title":"Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (the Sports Beat, 1) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebestselling sportswriter John Feinstein exposes the real \"March Madness\"--behind the scenes at the Final Four basketball tournament.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans. While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the championship game. With the help of fellow contest winner Susan Carol, Stevie has just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of the star players . . . and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Feinstein has been praised as \"the best writer of sports books in America today\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A page-turning thriller and a basketball junkie's bonanza.\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream come true!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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 MSU's star players . . . and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for John Feinstein:\u003cbr\u003e\"The best writer of sports books in America today.\"--\"The Boston Globe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Feinstein's beat, it turns out, isn't sports; it's human nature.\"--\"People on \"A March to Madness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A basketball junkie's nirvana.\"--\"Sports Illustrated on \"A March to Madness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best sportswriters alive!\"--Larry King, \"USA Today on \"A Good Walk Spoiled, from the hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50243206414559,"sku":"9780553494600","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/O-F5JwFjbg9780553494600.webp?v=1781888164","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/last-shot-mystery-at-the-final-four-the-sports-beat-1-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}