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Life's Work Mystery Hardcover Book by Jonathan Valin Delacorte Press 1986
(Harry Stoner Mystery #6)
Billy Parks, all-pro nose guard for the Cougars, has disappeared four weeks before the season's opening.
The league has already suspended three of its players for possession of cocaine, so management will do anything to get Parks back.
They hire Harry Stoner to track him down.
Though Parks has left a heavily flagged trail of assault-and-battery charges behind him, it's a trail leading nowhere.
Pressed for clues, Harry seeks the help of Otto Bluerock, a fellow player who has roomed with Parks for four years, and Laurel, a disarmingly appealing hooker who frequents the Cougars favorite watering hole.
When Harry discovers the hideously mangled remains of what had been Parks's girlfriend and unborn baby, the mystery of Parks's disappearance is solved--but the real chase has just begun.
Bluerock's rage at the assumption of Parks's guilt pumps up Harry's determination to find the missing player.
Together, they take on the sordid world of drug suppliers and team managers that destroyed the man and created the monster whose only reality was the game.
Book is in good condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some light staining on interior and exterior. A few white marks on front and back cover. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions. Shipping and Return Details
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