The Feathery Touch of Death at the British Open [Mass Market Paperback]

John Logue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 1996

When American golfer Barry Vinson turns up dead at the British Open, golf writer John Morris and his companion, Julia Sullivan, search for clues, but when an antique golf ball is stuffed down a second murder victim's throat, they uncover a bizarre mystery as old as the game itself.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Dell; First Edition edition (December 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440220637
• ISBN-13: 978-0440220633
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,192,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Logue brings in a champion!, May 21, 2001

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This review is from: The Feathery Touch of Death at the British Open (Mass Market Paperback)

To say “The Feathery Touch of Death” is “par for the course” would be a cheap pun. Author John Logue sets this episode to follow up “Murder on the Links” in the world of golfers. In this story, the setting is the Open and appropriately at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. What a setting it is What a venue for another murder mystery series!

In this one, golf writer John Morris and his girlfriend Julia Sullivan find themselves knee deep in bunkers after a young American golfer is found dead--with an antique golf ball stuffed in his throat. Soon after, a second murder, also quite savage, is discovered. Morris and Sullivan think they’re “playing at par,” until they discover they’ll need a good hanidcap if they’re to complete this round! Someone is playing from a great lie! One doesn’t have to be a golf lover to appreciate what Logue has done here, but perhaps it helps in the appreciation of the finished product. Logue seems to revel in his golfing lore, the mystique of St. Andrews, the history of the sport. All this makes a great combination for a great read--plausible, logical, enjoyable.