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1) Sudden death
Author
Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Edgar-nominated author David Rosenfelt returns with his hero, Andy Carpenter, who must defend a football player accused of murder. The Giants' running back Kenny Schilling stands accused of killing Troy Preston, a wide receiver for the Jets. As Andy investigates, he finds that Troy is not the only football player who was killed after contact with Kenny--and his snooping starts to set off alarms with a drug king.
6) Overkill
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Zach Bridger hasn't seen his ex-wife, Rebecca Pratt, for years--not since their volatile marriage imploded--so he's shocked to receive a life-altering call about her. Rebecca has been placed on life support after a violent assault, and he--despite their divorce--has medical power-of-attorney. Zach is asked to make an impossible choice: keep her on life support or take her off of it. Buckling under the weight of the...
Author
Series
Chicago Stars volume 8
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Discovered by the former quarterback she was hired to tail, detective Piper Dove pretends to be the athlete's stalker and is subsequently hired as his bodyguard, an arrangement threatened by their growing chemistry.
9) Final season
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd to follow in their footsteps. However, after his dad receives a heartbreaking ALS diagnosis--connected to all those hard hits and tackles he took on the field--Ben's mom becomes more determined than ever to get Ben to quit football. Ben isn't playing just for himself though....
10) Bleachers
Author
Language
English
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Description
High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty. Now, as Coach Rake's "boys" sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the...
11) Risky game
Author
Series
Out of bounds novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In desperate need of cash, PhD candidate Shannon Everett agrees to help an NFL gossip blogger uncover personal details about the Baltimore Blaze football players and must make a tough decision when she uncovers a secret that could destroy a star player's career.
12) Like other girls
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"After three other girls follow Mara's lead and join the football team, she's forced to confront her misconceptions about gender and her arch-nemesis"--
13) Hit count
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Arlo Brodie loves being at the heart of the action on the football field, and while his dad cheers him on, his mother quotes head injury statistics and refuses to watch, but Arlo's winning plays, the cheering crowds, and the adrenaline rush are enough to convince him that everything is OK--in spite of the pain, the pounding, the dizziness, and the confusion.
Author
Series
Chicago Stars volume 7
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Disillusioned with his life, an NFL superstar takes off on a cross-country trip to figure out what's gone wrong. On a lonely Colorado highway, he picks up Blue Baily, a portrait artist on her way to murder her ex. He takes her to his summer home where their lives will become entangled with an aging rock star, a 52-year-old woman trying to make peace with her rock and roll past, an 11-year-old boy and the woman who hates them all.
Author
Series
Chicago Stars volume 9
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Opera diva Olivia Shore and Chicago Stars quarterback Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand and must find a way to get along when they are plagued by a series of dangerous encounters with an overzealous fan.
16) Slugfest
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
18) Touchdown Kid
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sharing a love of football and life in a rough neighborhood, Cory and his best friend, Liam, are tested when Liam sustains an injury that costs him a football scholarship and Cory is offered his friend's scholarship and must learn how to fit in with his privileged new classmates.
19) Dangerous exes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Isla made one teeny little mistake. Now she and her PI company, Dirty Exes, are being targeted by one seriously angry and furiously sexy ex-quarterback. Jessie freakin' Beckett. But there's no way some NFL superhunk is going to take her business away. If only he didn't make her so hot--and bothered ... "--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Berger and Mitry mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"When a famously volatile and suspended NFL superstar linebacker and his entourage decide to spend his season in exile in bucolic Dorset--much to the dismay of his early-to-bed, ultra-white neighbors--Des Mitry is put on the spot. And when his 17-year-old sister-in-law washes up on Mitch Berger's beach, bloodied and barely alive, Des is on the case"--
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