Description
Temperamental tennis star Roderick McAdam stands on the threshold of claiming the world number one ranking. But, just days before McAdam is due to arrive in Melbourne for the Australian Open, his trussed-up dead body is found in a seedy hotel room.
Detective Jack Lisbon and his team find themselves entangled in the perplexing case. And, as Jack delves deeper into the circumstances surrounding McAdam's bizarre murder and his unexpected detour to far North Queensland, he uncovers a web of deceit, violence, and shocking revelations that threaten to rock the tennis world to its core.
With public pressure mounting and tennis officials demanding answers, Jack and his team must navigate a treacherous landscape of lies and betrayal to unravel the truth behind the young star's untimely demise.
If you're a fan of fast-paced thrillers by crime-writing legends James Patterson, David Baldacci and Ian Rankin, the gripping fifth book in Blair Denholm's The Fighting Detective series will be just what the detective ordered.
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Praise for The Fighting Detective series:
You will love it!
Can't wait to read more from Blair Denholm!
Another fascinating case.
Great detective mystery.
A gritty, gripping tale!
Could not put it down.
About the Author
Blair Denholm is a born-and-bred Australian crime fiction writer whose previous jobs have been as varied as translator, debt collector, technology researcher, banking and insurance consultant, and even car-wash attendant. Over the years he has lived and worked in New York, Moscow, Munich, Abu Dhabi and Australia. His life-long love of sports is reflected in the plots of the Fighting Detective series.
His flagship series, The Fighting Detective, stars ex-boxer Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon and is set in the steamy tropics of North Queensland, Australia. The series features heavy doses of noir crime with a vigilante justice twist. So far there are eight novels and one prequel novella in the series, with more in the pipeline.
Denholm's debut novel, SOLD, is the first in a noir trilogy featuring the detestable yet lovable one-man wrecking ball Gary Braswell. The book was long-listed for movie adaptation by Screen Queensland in 2019. The other books in this series are Sold to the Devil and Sold Dirt Cheap. Denholm has also written two thriller novels set in Russia. Captain Viktor Voloshin is a hard-boiled investigator who has to fight the establishment in order for justice to be served in his own special way. The first in this series, Revolution Day, was published in 2021, with the follow-up, The Defector, released in 2024. One more book will round off this series.
He grew up in suburban Brisbane, Queensland. After two lengthy stints in Tasmania, he now resides in the relatively cooler climes of the Southern Downs region of Queensland with his partner, Sandra, and faithful dog, Bruno.
Book Information
ISBN 9781036708276
Author Blair Denholm
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Vinci Books
Publisher Vinci Books
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 18mm
