Book description
The games are tennis and murder … and private eye Max Roper has a
bevy of beautiful tennis competitors to turn his head when he goes
after the murderer of lovely Aussie tennis star Wendy Cliff. It was
set up to look as if it was one of her opponents in the Los Angeles
ladies pro tournament who did it-Wendy was garroted by a piece of
tennis stringing. These include all the lovely women athletes who are
taking part in the international competition. In addition to the local
aspirants, the usual collection of current and ex- champions, there is
the Italian start who boasts the most devastating-looking legs Roper
has ever seen, the cuddly young Russian doubles pair, the beautiful
French star, and their various friends and countrymen who hate to see
them lose.
Just to complicate Max's problem, there is a fighting liberal senator
from California threatened by a fanatic guerilla group of
international assassins with whom Roper is waging a long-time personal
vendetta. In the course of his investigation (as usual, filled with
risk and violence), other murders follow. And Roper, pursuing the
blood trail, quickly has his own life to worry about. Max has to go to
the limit with his special brand of endurance and fighting character
before he can come up with the winner and bring the murderer along.
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