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Ballantine, March 2002, 23.95, 256 pp.
ISBN: 0345449622

    Long before they joined the tour, PGA players Conner Cross and John McCree have been close friends from their Oklahoma childhood days, but their respective careers are going in different directions. While both enjoy the off course camaraderie and wacky bets, John is a steady player earning a living while the more talented Connor struggles to make the cuts. However, this year both have been invited to the most prestigious of the Grand Slam events, the Augusta National tournament better known as the Masters.

    However, a killer mars this year's tournament in Augusta, Georgia with John being one of the victims. The death of his friend shocks Conner who though distracted tries to play up to his potential in respect to his buddy. As Augusta police officer Nikki O'Brien investigates the killings, she offers Conner an additional distraction as he too tries to solve the case of who murdered his friend with one of his clubs.

    FINAL ROUND does not include William Bernhardt's usual protagonist Ben Kincaid, but still has a wonderful eccentric lead protagonist who is the opposite of the conservative lawyer. The story line crosses several sub-genres lines to include sports mysteries, police procedural, and amateur sleuth tales. Though the who-done-it is simplistic yet engaging, it still feels like a bogey next to the hole in one homage paid by the author to golf especially the Masters. Though more for golf fanatics, overall FINAL ROUND is a birdie.

Harriet Klausner

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%

Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Murder of certain profession? - athletes
Kind of investigator - amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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