I just took a Master's course in golf - pun intended.

Sudden Death is about a top PGA golfer who is trying to win that green jacket while in the cross hairs of someone who really doesn't like him.  The trouble is, there are a lot of people who don't like him so it's difficult to figure out who is sending the threats.  Reid's not a very sympathetic protagonist.  He's very good at golf, and very bad at interpersonal relations.  He has a temper.  He throws things.  Other golfers hate him.  Reporters hate him.  Ex girlfriends hate him.  Sometimes, even his agent hates him. 

The story is quick paced, and even if you know nothing about golf when you pick up the book, after reading it you're going to be ready to understand the game the next time it's on television. 

As the danger grows, as the threats seem to get closer and more personal, Reid does a strange thing - he starts to mature.  At the end of the book, you believe that, while he'll always be quick tempered and unbendable about the etiquette of the game, he's more appreciative of the people around him and more willing to give of himself rather than demand of others. 

If you like golf, if you want to know more about golf, if you want to understand why others like golf, this is a good textbook...which just happens to have a mystery tangled up in the rough. 

Next week, Michael Balkind's follow up book, Dead Ball

Also, Michael Balkind's doing a very important thing supporting someone in need.  He says:
I am donating 50% of all profits for 1 month from sales of my books to the Leukemia & Lymphoma society in honor of my friend's 8.5 yr old son, Jake. Jake was recently dignosed with leukemia and is going through round 5 of chemo then hopeful bone marrow transplant.
Anyway, i feel very strongly about this kid. He is a fighter who must win this battle.

The link to my sight if you wish to promote it is http://balkindbooks.com

Now, go buy the book.  Help a child.

BG Pupps