Silence Sharpens the Blade
(2024)(The first book in the Tom Cash Sports Crime series)
A novel by Matthew Balleza
His name's Cash.
High-stakes sports crime. That's his game.
He’s a handsome devil. A gambler. An ex-agent turned investigator. A dog without a leash.
And he likes it that way.
He's got a soft spot for classic American muscle and his favorite weapon's a twenty-dollar bill.
But more than anything, he's a sports junkie with a thirst for justice.
They say everybody loves Cash.
"Well," he smirks, "not everybody..."
Days before the grand opening, Nashville's new hockey arena chills with bomb threats. Whispers point to a fanatical group on the edge of town.
Cash’s hunt leads him through a treacherous maze of suspects: a brooding Russian superstar with a femme fatale at his side, a zamboni driver with a hidden past, and a web of grudges simmering beneath the city's surface.
Time. Pressure. Ice-cold fear.
Are these threats just a sick game, or is a fiery nightmare waiting to erupt?
Genre: Mystery
High-stakes sports crime. That's his game.
He’s a handsome devil. A gambler. An ex-agent turned investigator. A dog without a leash.
And he likes it that way.
He's got a soft spot for classic American muscle and his favorite weapon's a twenty-dollar bill.
But more than anything, he's a sports junkie with a thirst for justice.
They say everybody loves Cash.
"Well," he smirks, "not everybody..."
Days before the grand opening, Nashville's new hockey arena chills with bomb threats. Whispers point to a fanatical group on the edge of town.
Cash’s hunt leads him through a treacherous maze of suspects: a brooding Russian superstar with a femme fatale at his side, a zamboni driver with a hidden past, and a web of grudges simmering beneath the city's surface.
Time. Pressure. Ice-cold fear.
Are these threats just a sick game, or is a fiery nightmare waiting to erupt?
Genre: Mystery
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