Be the One - Softcover

Smith, April

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416587756 ISBN 13: 9781416587750

Publisher: Gallery Books, 2007

Synopsis

The only female scout in the majors, hard-living Cassidy Sanderson impulsively hops a plane to the Dominican Republic to snatch up young phenom Alberto Cruz for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But Cruz may have something even Cassidy's well-trained eye can't catch -- "a bad spirit on him" -- and when she tangles with Joe Galanis, a powerful real estate developer, she becomes ensnared in a tightening triangle of blackmail, voodoo, and violence. Inside the back rooms of high-stakes sports and high finance, Cassidy discovers a fine line exists between competitor and killer.

About this title

Review:

"The New York Times A tingling and pungent entertainment, anchored in good characters and authentic-seeming situations...."Be The One, as they say of ballplayers past their rookie season, shows that she is no flash in the pan.

Robert B. Parker

Author of "Hugger Mugger"

Wonderfully told, powerfully exciting, and entirely engrossing.

"The Wall Street Journal"

The book has many sizzling scenes and a strong finish....No one will leave this ball park of a novel without a satisfied grin.

"USA Today Baseball Weekly"

April Smith has followed the rules of well-crafted fictionand made up a few of her own to make "Be The One" absorbing summertime reading.

"The Washington Post"

In an edgy thriller set in the cutthroat world of pro baseball, April Smith masterfully builds to a score-tied, bases-loaded, full-count moment of white-knuckle tension

"The New York Times"

A tingling and pungent entertainment, anchored in good characters and authentic-seeming situations...."Be The One," as they say of ballplayers past their rookie season, shows that she is no flash in the pan.

"The Denver Post" You'd swear she was born with a bat in hand. Artfully avoiding the sophomore jinx, Smith has definitely rounded second with "Be The One".

Robert Crais Author of "Demolition Angel" Peopled with characters as perfectly rendered as a hundred-mile-an-hour fastball, "Be The One" is a brilliant, original crime novel....April Smith has hit this one out of the park.

"Santa Fe New Mexican" Will appeal to both the sports fan and the mystery lover.

"Publishers Weekly" Firm and judicious....Provocatively rephrase[s] the perennial tale of a woman in a man's world.

About the Author:

April Smith lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1416587756
• ISBN 13: 9781416587750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432