FOLLOW THE LEADER

by John Logue ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1979

Why kill an old teaching pro, if you really mean to eliminate the leaders of the U.S. Open?"" Doesn't make sense, perhaps, but someone has indeed murdered golf master-teacher Jim Rossi by tossing him off a balcony in Atlanta's Peachtree Towers Hotel. . . and that same someone is terrorizing the U.S. Open being played nearby: the first leader is found in the golf-course lake; his closest rival is then discovered sauna-ed to death. And more players will die--cyanide in the chapstick, etc.--unless the cops and/or likable AP sportswriter John Morris can figure out the motive or the source of the drugs involved in the killings. Crudely structured--and no zap in the finale--but some engaging, easygoing chat fills the spaces between murders; and the golf atmosphere, though not whipped up enough to intrigue the uninitiated, will certainly convince and delight any mystery readers with a feel for the links.

Pub Date: May 1, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Crown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1979

Categories: FICTION