TeamWork

by Bob Robustelli

Football promoter Mickey Rossetti never knew who he was or what he really wanted. Until it was almost game over. Combining international espionage with international business and the action-packed arena of American football, Bob Robustelli’s debut Cold War-era spy thriller TeamWork delivers a tough-skinned, highly suspenseful addition to the genre that is certain to enthrall anyone who is a fan of hard-boiled fiction, or a fan of the great American pastime of football. For hard-partying, directionless Mickey, growing up the third son of the famous Hall of Famer Benny Rossetti from the New York Giants often seemed as tough as the sport that defined his family’s lives. An all-American kid on the outside, Mickey had long been on a straight shot to epic addiction that took a sharp, cocaine-fueled turn for the worse after his failed marriage. However, as he hobbles along at his family’s business of promoting American football in Mexico, Europe, and the USSR, Mickey instead finds himself thrown into a game with perilously high international stakes. In TeamWork, fates are conjoined through a decades-long relationship between two spooks of matched skills, and dramatically opposing loyalties. Through a slew of mishaps, Mickey finds himself on the brink of real trouble with the FBI. Enter Pete Martin, a crusty old codger of a CIA operative. When Mickey eventually lands in Moscow on business, Pete is there to keep him under tight reins. Suddenly, the top is blown off of a KGB plot to take over the USSR and likely decimate the world. With a coup to take over the Russian government, an NFL game in Moscow, missing nukes, and a renegade Russian agent, TeamWork reveals that, when it comes to one man, the game may just be far from over. Bringing together business, football, and spooks as the Cold War heats up, this fast-paced, edgy debut spy thriller offers play-by-play thrills, laughs, and game-changing redemption. “A non-stop thriller, a breathtaking adventure, daringly original with flawed real characters and real world danger that will draw you in and hold you until the final word. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.”— best-selling author Richard Doetsch

354 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2011

About the author

Bob Robustelli is the second child and second son of Andy and Jeanne Robustelli. He has eight siblings. After four years at The University of Connecticut on a football scholarship, he worked in the family business for over 37 years, mostly in sports travel programs, incentives, and corporate meetings. He has traveled much of the world. All his brothers and sisters had some part in the business. He is married to Patti and has five kids: Luke, Amanda, Kristen, Laura, and Brett-lyn. There are seven grandchildren: Chase, Reese, Owen, Leo, Elle, Vivian and Archie.
He has written and self-published a spy thriller called TEAMWORK and has over eight other manuscripts and three screenplays to his credit. He is currently looking for a literary agent for his other works. He has taken numerous classes and forums in the writing arena. This is his first attempt at an autobiography about his dad and his family. To reach Bob, please send an email to bob@robustelliww.com