Kill The Quarterback

by Jim Stovall

Murder mystery

ebook

Published April 1, 2017

About the author

Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. He is also author of The Ultimate Life and The Ultimate Journey, which have inspired another major motion picture to be released September 2013.
Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.”    
For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, The President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year.  He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year.

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was like watching an old 1940's film noir detective movie, which I love to watch. It is written in the 1st person and gives lots of details as to what the main character is thinking. It has a very good story line and one that is actually plausible considering the way things are in this crazy world. However I did feel that it was rather long. In my humble opinion, some of it could have been left out and still had a great story. It took a long time to get to the actual meat of the story. I actually read 2 other books while reading this one because it took so long to get to there.

[Brett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written suspense story, fun to read. I found the author's prose exciting, some examples:

"Donnie could be as comforting as a prescription drug commercial and just as deceptive..."

“You look like something the cat wouldn’t bother scratching dirt over."

"A whistle-less freight train on a dark night couldn’t have hit me any harder than the impact I felt from what she just said."

"The rain pelted my windshield hard, as if the water were angry at the glass for its mere existence."

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do the ends ever justify the means? No matter how much you want something, aren’t there some things you really shouldn’t do? I guess not. When you replace a queen, you can’t let the old queen live. As long as she is alive, the hive will not accept a new queen. You also can’t have two bosses, two lead investigators, two… Well, you get the picture. It’s up to you to figure out what you can’t have two of that would lead to killing the quarterback. I enjoyed reading this book and recommend it.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a top-notch read of investigative journalism. Mitch Sawyer is seeking the why to discover the who killed a college senior, star quarterback Jimmy Chin Lee. Tension rises as the body count climbs. It is a fast paced look at the inner workings within a news room as deadlines loom and the inner thoughts of Mitch as he struggles with life love, and angry cops. The mystery has more twists and turns than a rollercoaster and kept me guessing to the end.

[Marcia Ditter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really, really enjoyed this book. If you like Football, the newspaper world, and mysteries that take place in the South, then this is a book for you. The story starts out with the murder of the Quarterback at Vanderbilt University. The police are not doing much in the way of solving the murder, but a reporter is.

[Amy Houts · Rating 4 out of 5]

This mystery kept my interest. As a former newspaper reporter and features writer, I was pleased to see the behind the scenes in this newspaper office setting. The story was more about the murder mystery than football, which was fine with me. The main character, reporter Mitch Sawyer, is likable and knowledgable. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery.

[Mailmanr5 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this one. Good plot, dialogue and characters. Several spelling errors and some continuity issues which seem to be common today. Author puts journalism in a good light while in reality journalism today is virtually dead.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written in the first person with lots of interesting facts. Just loved how the book came together.

[Govno Nichevo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this was a pretty good read. Good pace, engaging writing style, interesting intrigue. Even when you realise who the killer is and their motive the story is still interesting.

[Tex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I certainly stepped outside of the box reading Kill the Quarterback. Overall, reading the book reminded me of watching an old black and white Humphrey Bogart movie where he narrates in first person. Given that, the author of Killing the Quarterback has done an excellent job re-creating that imagery through rich dialogue that is embedded between and within the characters. The depth and layering of the descriptive’s allow the reader to see, touch, smell as if they were a part of the story is instrumental in the overall experience. There were times when I was lamenting the story becoming tedious in getting to unveiling who the killer was, but then other times I became so caught up in the character involvement and narrative that I wasn’t thinking of when will the killer be unveiled. I would say that the back and forth can be a sign of a good book, but also a delicate balancing act which had me conflicted while reading, yet caught off guard by the killer’s identity at the end. In fact, I read the last chapter three times to understand not only who the killer was but why. (NOTE: I received a free advanced copy of the book to read in exchange for providing an honest review). I would RECOMMEND Kill The Quarterback as your next read. –Tex.

[Elsa Hoffmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely delightful book, well written, easy to read and a very good plot.

Mitch just doesn't know when to stop digging for the truth and the bodies keep coming.
Three murders in rather quick succession and he's more determined than ever. The truth isn't as obvious as the police want it to be, and Jimmy Ching Lee seems to have been more of a ghost than a college student.

In fact, Jimmie Ching existed only on the football field. The rest of his life is a blank.
Except, of course, it isn't. It's a complete and utter weird world...

I picked this book up a while ago and finally got to reading it, and I'm glad I did. Mitch is a cool kind of guy, an anti hero with a twist. He will grow on you like a fine forest fern...

[Patty · Rating 1 out of 5]

Actually, did not finish. I liked the premise but there were too many things going on and I lost interest. I checked the ending and actually figured out "who dunnit" in the first chapter or so. No, I didn't check the end until I decided I wasn't going to finish the book. Oh well, on to something else.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

a fun"who done it" with some funny (humorous) turns of phrase, I'd be happy to read more in this series.