Fadeaway

Harvey Blissberg Mystery #2

by R.D. Rosen

Harvey Blissberg uncovers a trail of corruption and blackmail that leads into the past when he is called in to investigate the murders of two pro basketball players from different teams

Genres: Mystery, Sports

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Richard Dean Rosen's writing career spans mystery novels, narrative nonfiction, humor books, and television. Strike Three You're Dead (1984), the first in Rosen's series featuring major league baseball player Harvey Blissberg, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America in 1985. Blissberg's adventures continued in four sequels, including Fadeaway (1986) and Saturday Night Dead (1988), which drew on Rosen's stint as a writer for Saturday Night Live.

Rosen's three nonfiction books include Psychobabble (1979), inspired by the term he coined, and A Buffalo in the House: The True Story of a Man, an Animal, and the American West (2007). Over the past decade, he co-created and co-wrote a bestselling series of humor books: Bad Cat, Bad Dog, Bad Baby, and Bad President.
 
He attended Brown University and graduated from Harvard College.

Reviews

[Don Gorman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The weather is bad, I finished everything that had come in from the library and I found this little book in my shelves. What a nice surprise! An almost amateur P.I. story with a sports theme. Throw in some Boston and Providence for a little atmosphere, politics for a twist and you have a really fun story. I am not sure if this book is even in print anymore, I know I am having a hard time finding his first story which won an Edgar for best first novel when it came out. Fadeaway; try it, you'll like it!

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nothin’ but net

This series is highly enjoyable, particularly if the reader enjoys sports. The basketball setting for this work provides a fast paced story with some intense action, and even a bit of traveling. Love the characters!

[Rodger Payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's the second book in a series about a former major league player who becomes a detective. In this case, he's asked to find a missing member of the Boston Celtics. The plot covers a lot of ground, but it mostly holds together. It was written in the mid-1980s and that sometimes shows.

[John Stanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story, well written, pretty good whodunnit. These are relatively thin books *this one was 264 pages) and I think the series would benefit from a little more time on developing the characters some more. Still, it was an entertaining read.

[Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blending sports and crime, with wonderful wit. A fun quick read.

[Jackie Simons]

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