Sudden Death by Nick HaleMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Jake's father is a former pro-football(soccer) player turned coach who has now been offered a job coaching the Russian St. Petersburg team. The team scout collapses at dinner with Jake and his father and foul-play is suspected. Twists and turns abound as more people surrounding the team turn up dead. Jake begins to suspect his father has something to do with the murders and begins to investigate himself.
The plot is interesting although the writing is at times bogged down by heavy description. Fans of Robert Muchamore's Cherub series may enjoy this series as well. The action scenes fly, but other scenes move too slowly due to the abundance of description. All in all, a good, solid start to a mystery series that middle school and high school students will enjoy.
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