Nasty Breaks

Delightful story by this mystery writing husband and wife team Charlotte and Aaron Elkins. Women's golf pro Lee Ofsted is lured by a $1000 a day paycheck to teach golf at a corporate golf retreat on Block island off the New England coast. The idyllic setting is marred by first an attempted abduction......more

A considerable improvement on the preceding book of the series. A welcome return to the humour and wit that characterizes Elkins writing and devoid of voluminous excruciating golf detail. A story line that achieves par for course with just enough hooks to maintain reader intrigue, and slices to enge......more

This would probably be more enjoyable if I were a fan of golf, although the authors did a good job of making it understandable even if you don't know anything about golf. I enjoy the Gideon Oliver series more. The main character's self-esteem issues get on my nerves after a while. But not a bad read......more

Once again, I love that the police (mainly the chief in this book) is really quite smart.......more