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Back Spin

by Harlan Coben · 1997

Sport · ranked #8 in category

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Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar go

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Category
Sport
First published
1997 · 1990s
Author
Harlan Coben
Standing
Recommended

About Sport

Sports writing captures something essential about competition, effort and what it means to push the body to its limits. The best sports books are also portraits of their era.

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