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Titans [Hardcover]

Tim Green (Author)
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September 1994
Quarterback Hunter Logan is caught between the Mafia and his game when they try to force him into a point-shaving scheme, which could cost him his career if he plays, or the two people he loves most if he does not.

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This is Green's second football novel, following the successful Ruffians (LJ 9/15/93). Quarterback Hunter Logan-still at the top of his profession but aging and looking for financial security-gambles on inside knowledge of a professional basketball game and falls into the clutches of mobster Tony Rizzo. Rizzo wants to take over his uncle's Mafia organization, and he figures that owning a quarterback and fixing football games is a good start. Rizzo is a loose cannon, however, and the target of an FBI investigation led by agent Ellis Cook. The FBI has a traitor, and Cook's information is being leaked to Rizzo. Cook and Logan have to work together to save Logan's family, protect the National Football League, and bring down Rizzo. There's suspense, violence, good football action, and two likable heroes here. Public libraries should buy for their sports fans.
Marylaine Block, St. Ambrose Univ. Lib., Davenport, Ia.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

Former pro-football player Green (Ruffians, 1993) fumbles his way through a second attempt at a suspense novel. The star quarterback of last year's Super Bowlwinning New York Titans, Hunter Logan is a nice guy who can be counted on by his teammates and family. What makes this dependable, straight guy place an illegal $10,000 basketball bet is a mystery (Green is apparently trying, implausibly, to create a situation from which it seems impossible for the hero to escape), but this indiscretion is documented by mobster Tony Rizzo, who has been dating the daughter of the Titans' owner in order to gain an inside edge in gambling. Tony plans to use Hunter in a point-shaving scheme that could net the mobster millions and gain him the coveted rank of godfather, now held by his uncle, Vinny Mondolffi. Tony is closely followed by FBI agent Ellis Cook, who could have implicated the Mondolffi family in a mob murder early in the book had he not blown it by flashing his badge and making himself so conspicuous that you wonder how such a dim-witted fellow made it through FBI training camp. When Hunter is trapped by Tony's threats against his wife and child, Ellis makes contact with him. Together they plot to bring down Tony, but their progress is impeded by an agent who is so obviously a rat for the mob that he might as well have been introduced as such in his first appearance. Other would-be surprises are similarly spoiled by Green's awkward use of foreshadowing, in which future elements are indicated as if with a neon sign. This is not so much a copycat of books in this genre as it is a regurgitation of commercial movies. Except for the inside look at pre-season training and pre-game breakfasts, we've seen it all before. A poor effort with yawn-inducing results. -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 453 pages
  • Publisher: Turner Pub; 1st edition (September 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 157036057X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1570360572
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tim is the NY TIMES BESTSELLING author of fourteen highly successful suspense novels, including soon-to-be-released FALSE CONVICTIONS and national bestseller ABOVE THE LAW, as well the non-fiction New York Times Bestseller, THE DARK SIDE OF THE GAME which was featured on CBS's 60 Minutes. His last five novels have all been national bestsellers hitting the charts between #22 and #30 on the NY Times Bestseller list. While his first five novels used professional football as their backdrop, his most recent works have drawn more on his experiences as a lawyer exploring the themes of ambition and revenge.

Tim is also the author of a memoir entitled A MAN AND HIS MOTHER: AN ADOPTED SON'S SEARCH which was featured in PEOPLE magazine, Entertainment Tonight, and ABC's Prime Time.
His writing career began at Syracuse University where he was a Rossman Scholar for Humanities, a Syracuse Scholar, an NCAA Top Six Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, and co-valedictorian of his class. While studying English Literature, Tim became acquainted with the renowned minimalist Raymond Carver, and had the opportunity to study under the award-winning writer and professor Tobias Wolff.

During his studies, Tim also played football for the Syracuse Orangemen with a career that included a consensus All-American honors as well as his recent induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1986, he was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons where he was a star defensive end for eight years. During his NFL career, Green began his thirteen year career as a commentator for National Public Radio, wrote columns for USA Today, and received his law degree with honors at Syracuse University. Because of his accomplishments both Sports Illustrated and the Los Angeles Times have called Tim Green the "Renaissance Man" of sports. After his playing career, Tim spent eleven years as an NFL analyst for FOX Sports and recently hosted FOX's nationally syndicated news magazine, A Current Affair. His other broadcast experiences have included ABC Good Morning America's legal commentator, Court TV's Pros and Cons, host of FOX Sports Net's Emmy nominated show NFL TOTAL ACCESS, and Comedy Central's Battlebots. Recently, Tim hosted the ABC Prime Time reality show, FIND MY FAMILY.
In 2007, Tim wrote FOOTBALL GENIUS, his first novel for young readers, and an instant NY Times Bestseller. The success and enjoyment of working with his own kids on the project resulted in FOOTBALL HERO, which was released in 2008. In both novels, Tim models the main characters after his own children, submerging them into a suspenseful world that blends adolescent life and sports with the visceral realm of the NFL. FOOTBALL HERO was selected as a Junior Library Guild choice and a GMA summer page turner for young adults. Most recently he released BASEBALL GREAT, another NY Times Bestseller, as well as FOOTBALL CHAMP. Tim's newest young reader novel, RIVALS, will be released in stores in March 2010.
Tim lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York. More information about Tim can be found at his Web site www.timgreenbooks.com.


 

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's Tony Soprano on the five yard line!, April 25, 2003
This review is from: Titans (Mass Market Paperback)
TITANS centers around New York Titans All-Star quarterback Hunter Logan on the event that elevated him to hero-worship: winning the Super Bowl. What his teammates and wife don't realize is that Hunter also has a slight problem. To make sure that he remains in the cash and to satisfy a urge to play chance, he makes side bets on basketball games with the help of a bookie meadiated by his friend and former teammate, Metz. Chance plays a heavier hand in Hunter's life when buddy Metz takes his latest cash bet from Hunter and places every dime on the Titans to win their latest game. The amount betted alerts Tony Rizzo, ganster and begging to be leader of his uncle's mafia family, to tail Metz and discover Hunter's involvement, then blackmail him into a points shaving racket that will involve Tony going to the owner of the Titans and exposing him to the NFL if he doesn't comply. Need more incentive, then how about killing Hunter's wife, then his daughter? What neither realizes is that Ellis Cook, FBI agent and leader of a mob task force, is trailing Tony and looking for evidence to send him to prison and close down the connecting families operating in New York. What Cook doesn't realize is that within the walls of the FBI, a traitor is spilling the developments of the impending case against Tony to his uncle, Vincent Mondolffi, one of the ruling families. The mole is easy to figure out, but the development of the story is not, and just when it looks like there is no way out, another door opens and the suspense kicks in on another level. Lengthy, yet worthy of more football-suspense stories. Good work, Mr. Green!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grisham + Gridiron, January 17, 1998
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Titans rates as my favorite fiction book of all time! As an avid reader of fiction and lover of professional football, Tim Green brings the best of both worlds. And for those who could only dream of playing in the NFL, Green gives a "back stage pass" into the locker room we always desired to be a part of (although after reading all of Green's books, I now question that desire). Titans is a nonstop page-turner filled with excitement at every turn. If you love football, you'll love Titans! (If you ever read this Mr. Green, keep it up! There are some die hard fans of yours out here. By the way, how about a book on a team made up of illegal man-made Terminator-like robots; a story of teams dominated and controlled by unscrupulous and player mind-controlling shoe manufacturers; or a maverick owner who will stop at nothing short of murder to win?) CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THE UPCOMING "RED ZONE!"
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5.0 out of 5 stars An All-Pro effort in the realm of sports fiction, January 28, 1997
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Green submits a realistic view of professional football; the gambling problems in it and the reality of an athlete getting mixed-up in it. His characters are believable from the star quarterback, to the cautious wife, to the mafia slimeball. A great read from a man who lived and played in that world
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