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Publication
Villard (1994), Edition: 1st, 302 pages
Description
High pressure, high risks, high profile: the passwords of professional tennis. Nobody knows them better than Jordan Myles, tennis champ turned sports therapist, who helps players achieve the Total Zone, when the mind and body are in perfect harmony and winning is inevitable. Gorgeous Audrey Armat, already considered a teenage phenomenon with a laser serve, comes to Jordan to achieve the Zone. But when the young tennis star suddenly vanishes, it is up to Jordan to find her, in the darkest unknown shadows of the international tennis world....
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LibraryThing member DanieXJ
Hey, it's a book sorta written by my all time favorite tennis player, as a read it just called to me when I saw it on my library's shelf.
Unfortunately the novel wasn't quite as great as Ms. Navratilova's career. The story was simple enough. Jordan Myles a former woman's Grand Slam champion,
So, Jordan sets out to find out why the teen sensation really went missing. Instead she gets caught in a mystery/thriller journey through the tennis world.
That's the most interesting part of the story. 'Seeing' some of the behind the scenes stuff and the names of players that I've watched popping up too (though mostly never in the flesh, they use made up characters when they need famous tennis players for the 'in the flesh' parts of the story).
But, onto the less great things. There was way too much description. And not only that, but everything in the book, scene, jokes, dialogue, seems to go on just a little too long.
Still, it's not a bad mystery/thriller, but a middle of the road one.
Unfortunately the novel wasn't quite as great as Ms. Navratilova's career. The story was simple enough. Jordan Myles a former woman's Grand Slam champion,
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retired, and a physical therapist at an exclusive sports training facility, well, she and her colleagues sort of lose the #3 women's player in the world (who's also an up and coming American teen sweetheart).So, Jordan sets out to find out why the teen sensation really went missing. Instead she gets caught in a mystery/thriller journey through the tennis world.
That's the most interesting part of the story. 'Seeing' some of the behind the scenes stuff and the names of players that I've watched popping up too (though mostly never in the flesh, they use made up characters when they need famous tennis players for the 'in the flesh' parts of the story).
But, onto the less great things. There was way too much description. And not only that, but everything in the book, scene, jokes, dialogue, seems to go on just a little too long.
Still, it's not a bad mystery/thriller, but a middle of the road one.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1994-8
Physical description
9.5 inches
ISBN
0679433902 / 9780679433903
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