Shot Clock

Some games have scorecards. For ex-boxer Jack Lisbon, the final count is written in blood. A hit-and-run victim lies shattered on a sunlit street. The victim: Dale Collins, legendary coach of the Yorkville Scorpions. After decades of heartbreak, his team was finally on the verge of their first championship. Now, they re reeling from a murder that s left a community in shock. The killers were meticulous. No DNA. No prints. No witnesses. Nothing but questions. For Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon, an ex-boxer haunted by his own demons, this case cuts deep. Together with DC Claudia Taylor, he s racing to untangle a web of long-buried grudges and dark secrets. Their suspect list reads like a stadium roster each with the motive and means to want Collins dead. As the playoffs loom and pressure mounts, Lisbon and Taylor discover that in Yorkville, vengeance is a game played for the highest stakes. Staying sober is as tough as finding the killer. In Shot Clock, the second installment in Blair Denholm s gripping The Fighting Detective series, readers are taken on a heart-pounding journey through the gritty underbelly of a town gripped by fear.________________________________________________________________________ Praise for The Fighting Detective series: ? ? ? ? ? Intense from the first page. ? ? ? ? ? A beautifully crafted novel that you won't want to put down!? ? ? ? ? Keeps the reader burning through the pages until the end.? ? ? ? ? I was hooked.? ? ? ? ? Loved it!? ? ? ? ? A definite winner.