Elizabeth Nickles

The third book in the Jordan Myles mystery series. This one, like the second book, had quite a lot going on. Gus, Jordan's partner at their sports clinic is trying to get into the sports marketing big business with a new drink/book/power bar sort of package.

Meanwhile Jordan, in addition to being a Physical Therapist to the tennis world, is also a commentator on the US Sports Network.

Here we don't start with the death of a well known or well connected person. But it is a couple of deaths that get the mystery/thriller rolling. And boy this novel in the series seriously takes the thriller to another level.

There are still problems. Some of the characters in this novel seemed much more cookie cut out than in the previous two. Not to mention that the Gus character seemed to change so much on multiple levels. It seemed out of left field.

And, of course, the excessive description is still there too.… (mais)

In this second book in the Jordan Myles mysteries we start the story in Paris at the French Open. She's at a party thrown by a talent agency when a woman comes falling through the ceiling and into a shallow pool. Jordan's there first of course, though the woman seems beyond her help.

From there it gets much more complicated with old friends and rivals coming back into (and out) of her life, as well as some newcomers appearing.

Again, it's both a mystery and a bit of a thriller, and not badly written. And, the beginning, the woman dropping into the party through the ceiling, was quite a hook.

And, while it was a little better, there was still way too much description. I think that the authors idea was, why use one word when three could be used. Or, why just simply describe a room when every little unneeded detail could be in there.

Still, it was an interesting mystery, it just seemed to drag more than flow.… (mais)

Hey, it's a book sorta written by my all time favorite tennis player, as a read it just called to me when I saw it on my library's shelf.

Unfortunately the novel wasn't quite as great as Ms. Navratilova's career. The story was simple enough. Jordan Myles a former woman's Grand Slam champion, retired, and a physical therapist at an exclusive sports training facility, well, she and her colleagues sort of lose the #3 women's player in the world (who's also an up and coming American teen sweetheart).

So, Jordan sets out to find out why the teen sensation really went missing. Instead she gets caught in a mystery/thriller journey through the tennis world.

That's the most interesting part of the story. 'Seeing' some of the behind the scenes stuff and the names of players that I've watched popping up too (though mostly never in the flesh, they use made up characters when they need famous tennis players for the 'in the flesh' parts of the story).

But, onto the less great things. There was way too much description. And not only that, but everything in the book, scene, jokes, dialogue, seems to go on just a little too long.

Still, it's not a bad mystery/thriller, but a middle of the road one.… (mais)