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Sudden Death (2007)

by Michael Balkind(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1563154048 (ISBN13: 9781563154041)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Pero Thrillers

series

Deadly Sports Mystery

review 1: As I was browsing the other day through the "free" section of the iBooks store, I stumbled upon "Sudden Death". Although to be honest, the statement "endorsed by James Patterson" did help quite a bit.Anyway, the premise -at first- seems fairly interesting: A top golf pro, which has everything he can imagine (money, fame, women etc) and is considered to be the "bad boy" of the sport, receives an anonymous death threat on the eve of a big tournament. On one hand, we witness the may facts and details of the golfing world and the life of a professional athlete. And, on the other hand, there is a mystery to solve. Unfortunately, although the story manages to hold up at first, after a while everything seems a bit too trivial, even rushed at times. Initially, we meet the protagon... moreist and the main characters, we get a glimpse of the golfing life and we learn about the death threat. Who wants our hero dead - and why? And will he succeed? All the aspects of a good thriller seem to be here. From a certain point, though, we are forced to read through a huge chunk of fairly useless information. It was almost like I was reading a journal, a diary: The hero woke up, he had a massage, he went shopping with his sisters, they all had a marvelous lunch at some hip restaurant and then he rested. Repeat the next day. For a very large portion of the book, literally nothing happens to promote the story. So, was it boring? I am sad to say, "yes".Also, the ending feels extremely rushed, and I personally thought that it broke some of the "rules" of a good mystery/thriller. Due to spoilers, I'm not going to get into more details. On the other hand, it is refreshing to read a story that involves the professional sporting world and even if you don't have an interest in golf (or sports in general), you will appreciate many interesting tidbits and facts.Anyway, in whole, it was a fairly "light" read, entertaining at times, boring at others, which I thought failed to capitalize on a good, original idea.
review 2: The main character is so self absorbed and negative that he is impossible to care about. When he decides after six successful years on the pro golf circuit that he wants to be a better man he begins to throw money all over the place . He decides to by mom a house and car even though she loves where she lives. He throws parties and gives gifts to most everyone who had a kind behavior. He just didn't ring true. He constantly snaps at everyone around him, his caddy, his agent and he expects to be forgiven anything and everything if he apologizes. The book finally end and I was glad I was done with it. less

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