{"product_id":"9781893224568","title":"The Mighty Johns and Other Stories","description":"This book of football stories, including one about rugby, Europe's   football, includes the mastery of David Baldacci in the lead story, \u003cem\u003eThe   Mighty Johns\u003c\/em\u003e. Football in college includes mystery and a long ago   disappearance of the ultimate star of the Draven University football team. Tor   North, brilliant science student and football player looks for the answers and   the result is very close to home.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdditionally, Super Bowl Sunday and its importance to   the teams and the fans enters several of our stories - including \u003cem\u003eA SUNDAY IN   JANUARY\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNO THING.\u003c\/em\u003e                              More college ball is the theme when college rivalries are at stake.  MIT and Harvard have a rivalry, and when Harvard plays Yale, MIT wants the glory.  What they do to top last year's prank is worth the read.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe naughty boys of football are the topics of   \u003cem\u003eTHE EHRENGRAF REVERSE, THE ARCANE RECEIVER, HOLLYWOOD SPRING AND AXLE, GONE   TO THE DAWGS AND RUMORS OF GRAVITY.\u003c\/em\u003e                              Murder, theft, gunshots, larceny, drugs and more bad behavior are the best of football mystery.   \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eGOOD SEATS, GONE DOWN TO CORPUS,   WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSEMI-PRO\u003c\/em\u003e                are darker revenge stories of getting even at any cost.  The people, the players, and football are merged into human ego and animal cunning.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, \u003cem\u003eTHE END OF INNOCENCE\u003c\/em\u003e       by Anne Perry, recalls the days just before WWI and a rugby match between friends and acquaintances before the troops head off to war.  The end of an era, the end of relationships and the adjustment of friendships come together in this tale of family pride and protection.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOtto Penzler the mastery mystery collector, has   brought these stories together to pay homage to the most frenetic and inspiring   game of America. \u003cem\u003eThe Mighty Johns and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e                                 is a superstar collection   from the smartest mystery editor of them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMystery Writers and their stories:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Ehrengraf Reverse\u003c\/em\u003e   by Lawrence Block   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSemi-Pro\u003c\/em\u003e by James Crumley   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Sunday in January\u003c\/em\u003e    by Brenda DuBois   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhatever it Takes to Win\u003c\/em\u003e     by Tim Green   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGood Seats\u003c\/em\u003e  by Colin Harrison   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGone Down to Corpus\u003c\/em\u003e    by Dennis Lehane   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNo Thing\u003c\/em\u003e  by Mike Lupica   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Empire Strikes Back\u003c\/em\u003e    by Brad Meltzer   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Arcane Receiver\u003c\/em\u003e   by Carol O'Connell   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe End of Innocence\u003c\/em\u003e    by Anne Perry   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHollywood Spring and Axle\u003c\/em\u003e    by Gary Phillips   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGone to the Dawgs\u003c\/em\u003e    by Peter Robinson   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRumors of Gravity\u003c\/em\u003e   by John Westermann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New Millennium Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039274320112,"sku":"9781893224568","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781893224568_p0.jpg?v=1763609766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781893224568","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}