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“Corrigan really knows the game, and is willing to share the good, the bad, and the ugly with us.” —The Boston Globe
Pro golfer Jack Austin returns in a mystery that hits close to home.
PGA Tour pro Jack Austin promised former caddy and surrogate son Nash Henley he would help him find his biological father. But before Nash and his father are ever reunited, Owen Henley is murdered—and Nash’s dream of knowing his real father dies with him. Now Nash wants to know who his father was and why he was killed. And Jack intends to keep his promise.
In Bad Lie, readers see why Mystery Scene calls Austin “the perfect narrator, observant but not omnipotent, confident, but painfully aware of his flaws.” Jack is coming off his first PGA Tour victory and striving to reach golf’s top echelon. But Nash’s request leads Jack on a tour of Owen Henley’s past and into an international smuggling scheme.
Plot twists abound in Bad Lie. Readers follow Austin from the fairways of the PGA Tour to a foursome on a wooded golf course in northern Maine. There, the stakes exceed any purse played for on tour, and with a single gunshot, the Jack Austin series changes forever.
“Corrigan does a wonderful job of portraying the realities of the daily life of professional golfers without slowing down the suspenseful and gripping plot. On top of that notable achievement, he also manages to craft a surprising fair-play solution. You don't have to be a golf fan to enjoy this hard-boiled whodunit.”—Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
“Bad Lie is a fun sports noir that combines Jack's personal life, his professional tour life, and the investigation into a solid tale with several snap hooks and sand traps. Jack is terrific... John R. Corrigan provides a fine golfing murder mystery.—MBR Bookwatch, November 2005
"Corrigan has a remarkable talent for juggling multiple plots... Corrigan is able to depict Jack's dual life with belivability and passion. His writing is crisp and darkly honest and he manages to slip in the occasional wry, humorous wedge without falling prey to the water hazards of cliché. Jack Austin and writer John Corrigan are both at the top of their game here."—The Strand Magazine
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JOHN R. CORRIGAN has published three previous Jack Austin mysteries. He teaches English as Northern Maine Community College and writes a regular column for Golf Today Magazine. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Aroostook County, Maine, and is at work on his next Jack Austin novel. Learn more about the Jack Austin series or contact the author by visiting www.johnrcorrigan.com.
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