Rough Trade [Mass Market Paperback]

Gini Hartzmark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 26, 1998

KICKOFF TIME FOR MURDER

Pro football is new business for Chicago attorney and deal-maker Kate Millholland, but one meeting with the Milwaukee Monarchs convinces her that the team is in deep trouble: bad management, lackluster coaching, and insubordinate players. The move that could save the once-great team--a transfer to L.A.--is vehemently rejected by owner Beau Rendell.

But soon Beau is out of the game--murdered, the police say, by his own son and heir.

So who's calling the signals in this high-ticket disaster? While the press and the fans go wild, tough-minded Kate goes hunting and collides with an opposition that plays to kill.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

High-powered corporate attorney Kate Millholland finds herself in the unfamiliar world of professional football when personal friend and Milwaukee Monarchs general manager Jeff Rendell asks her to help save the nearly bankrupt team. Millholland believes Rendell's only option is to accept an offer to move the team to L.A., but Jeff's father and team owner, Beau, is completely against it. With only 10 days before defaulting on an $18-million loan, time is of the essence. When Beau turns up dead, Millholland must juggle her professional interest in saving the team with her personal interest in saving Jeff, who is quickly targeted by police as the prime suspect. As Millholland struggles to come up with a solution, she must make sense of the motives that those close to Beau may have had for killing him. With series character Millholland, Hartzmark (Fatal Reaction) offers substance with excitement.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Hartzmark is an excellent writer . . . especially good at catching the vibrations of tension which encircle complex business dealings."
--Mystery News

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (December 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804118299
• ISBN-13: 978-0804118293
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,189,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS BOOK!!!...AND NOW!!!..., December 10, 2002

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John Hartzmark (Mayer, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Trade (Mass Market Paperback)

Gini Hartzmark combines the world of sports with the murders of the rich and famous. She uses her elite heroine to solve a mystery full of twists and turns that will leave your mind boggling. If you do not read this book, you are missing out in one of the greatests mystery novels that has been written in a long time. She has a writing style that is unique and is unparralled. I believe that this book deserves every mystery fan's attention and is one that should be on every person's bookshelf. I cannot wait for the next book in the series. The ending will leave you breathless!!!...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this even if you hate football!, February 20, 1999

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"litlover" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Trade (Mass Market Paperback)

I love the smart, funny lawyer Kate Milholland and I especially loved this novel set in Milwaukee and Chicago. I didn't know anything about pro-football when I started it, and I was entertained as well as informed. The plot moves quickly, and I couldn't guess the ending. Hartzmark's characters are believable; I really felt "behind the scenes" in the sports world. I think this may be the best Kate Milholland mystery, but I would recommend them all!

3.0 out of 5 stars A stale entry into the Kate Milholland series, December 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rough Trade (Mass Market Paperback)

While Rough Trade is not awful (hence the three star review), the author has produced better books in the Kate Milholland series. Even though the slow-as-molasses subplot of who Kate loves FINALLY picks up a little steam, the main plot of the book is convoluted. It does not help that the author does not give us enough insight or background into the book's supporting characters. Perhaps she thinks because she kills most of them off that the reader will not care. While these are annoying flaws in the book, the series overall is enjoyable. As for this book, the author keeps up the speedy pace of a mystery thriller and obviously has done her homework about football team ownership and the corporate politics it involves. "Bitter Business" is a better read in the series, but "Rough Trade" will do for now.