"PHENOM"

by Xavier Knight

Abaonded by his mother at an early age, Shawn Banks honed his basketball skills on the touch city streets of Gary, Indiana. After leading his college team to the NCAA National Championship game, Shawn's dream of playing in the NBA is about to come true. But shortly after Shawn enters his name in the NBA draft then his life begins to spiral out of control. Shawn discovers that someone is following him, and then his his long time girlfriend is viciously attacked and robbed on her way home. And when a local reporter by the name of Kirona Jones begins digging into Shawn's past, she uncovers a secret that threatens to end Shawn's dream of playing in the NBA before it even begins.

Now, with the help of his two best friends, Shawn embarks on a misson to uncover the truth before it costs him not only his chances of playing in the NBA, but also his life.

273 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

Xavier Knight is the Christian fiction pen name for Author C. Kelly Robinson. He is a native of Dayton, Ohio and magna cum laude graduate of Howard University and Washington University in St. Louis. Robinson is a marketing communications manager by day and has a long record of volunteer experience across organizations including United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mentor St. Louis, and Student Venture Ministries. Author of five previous novels including the best-selling No More Mr. Nice Guy and the critically acclaimed Between Brothers (Random House), he lives outside Dayton with his wife and daughter. He is hard at work on his next novel and on a nonfiction project. "