The Mighty Johns: 1 Novella & 13 Superstar Short Stories from the Finest in Mystery & Suspense

316 pp. An all-new original novella from David Baldacci highlights this collection of mysteries from the greatest names in suspense. In Baldacci's new thriller, college football star Tor North, who is also a brilliant scientist, brings his formidable intellect to bear on a major unsolved mystery at Draven University. Forty years ago, Herschel Ruggles, the mightiest Mighty Johns football legend, disappeared into thin air after a triumphant touchdown, and Tor is determined to get to the bottom of the matter. Ghostly visions and murder are the results of his sleuthing... as the key to the mystery leads him closer to home than he could have even imagined... The only novella ever published by David Baldacci. Rounding out the collection are football mysteries from thirteen top mystery writers. In the words of mystery guru Otto Penzler, editor of this volume, 'Enough of the pre-game stuff. Open the book and get to the kickoff.' Includes: The Ehrengraft Reverse by Lawrence Block; Semi-Pro by James Crumley; A Sunday in January by Brendan DuBois; Whatever It Takes to Win by Tim Green; Good Seats by Colin Harrison; Gone Down to Corpus by Dennis Lehane; No Thing by Mike Lupica; The Empire Strikes Back by Brad Meltzer; The Arcane Receiver by Carol O'Connell; The End of Innocence by Anne Perry; Hollywood Spring and Axle by Gary Phillips; Gone to the Dawgs by Peter Robinson; Rumors of Gravity by John Westermann.