When murder, mystery and suspense are thrown onto the court, basketball
can become a deadly game. Amazing athletic displays, astronomical
salaries, outrageous bets, rich and famous owners, coaches, managers and
groupies...all are part of the game of hoops and appear in this
collection, the fifth in the popular series by noted mystery anthologist
Otto Penzler. With contributions from the finest names in crime and
suspense writing today, including Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois,
Lawrence Block, Laurie R. King and more...this latest collection is sure
to please hoops fans and mystery lovers both.