Kurzbeschreibung
Blacklisted newsman Matt Riser is recruited for seven figures to draft a fantasy baseball team. Matt doubts the offer's legitimacy but a hefty cash advance and season tickets behind home plate convinces him to travel to Las Vegas to at least meet the man seeking his fantasy expertise.
Big mistake.
Mystery man turns out to be pharmaceuticals tycoon Kyle Stark who also co-owns a real Major League Baseball franchise. And Stark is only one of several owners of MLB teams competing in the illegal, underground fantasy league. This season's pot is a whopping $2 billion.
Matt takes the assignment, figuring he has nothing to lose. After all, he had already lost his career-track news job and Veronica, the love of his life. To cope, Matt obsesses over fantasy baseball and online dating.
Taking part in the illicit fantasy draft leads to a chance to not only win Veronica back but also resuscitate his journalism career. What Matt doesn’t realize: the assignment reveals a dark past that triggers a murder-for-hire plot.
Matt could very well be the target. Worse yet, Veronica and her teenage son could also be marked for murder.
In addition to mystery, intrigue, romance, social commentary, and plenty of action, the novel is also somewhat of a fantasy baseball primer and contains strategies and tips that could help your fantasy game. The author is a former journalist and a 20-year veteran of fantasy baseball gaming.
The thriller toys with three trends: (1) The rapid rise of high stakes fantasy sports (27 million gamers and counting); (2) The increasingly incestuous relationship between fantasy sports and gambling; (3) The continued use of steroids and other PEDs by pro and amateur athletes of all ages.
Big mistake.
Mystery man turns out to be pharmaceuticals tycoon Kyle Stark who also co-owns a real Major League Baseball franchise. And Stark is only one of several owners of MLB teams competing in the illegal, underground fantasy league. This season's pot is a whopping $2 billion.
Matt takes the assignment, figuring he has nothing to lose. After all, he had already lost his career-track news job and Veronica, the love of his life. To cope, Matt obsesses over fantasy baseball and online dating.
Taking part in the illicit fantasy draft leads to a chance to not only win Veronica back but also resuscitate his journalism career. What Matt doesn’t realize: the assignment reveals a dark past that triggers a murder-for-hire plot.
Matt could very well be the target. Worse yet, Veronica and her teenage son could also be marked for murder.
In addition to mystery, intrigue, romance, social commentary, and plenty of action, the novel is also somewhat of a fantasy baseball primer and contains strategies and tips that could help your fantasy game. The author is a former journalist and a 20-year veteran of fantasy baseball gaming.
The thriller toys with three trends: (1) The rapid rise of high stakes fantasy sports (27 million gamers and counting); (2) The increasingly incestuous relationship between fantasy sports and gambling; (3) The continued use of steroids and other PEDs by pro and amateur athletes of all ages.
