Shefchik, who began his career as a copy editor for the Duluth News-Tribune and was most recently with the St. Paul Pioneer Press, left the newspaper last year to concentrate on writing mysteries. He's working on the second Sam Skarda mystery, this one involving the Boston Red Sox baseball team. Shefchik knows he's got some tough competition in the field of sports mysteries. "Sam's a bit of a tough guy who can keep his mouth shut," he says. "I think I can keep him going."
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If you're a golf fan, mystery fan or like books that keep you turning pages long after you had planned to, this one should be in your collection!
ReplyDeleteHow can you not like a closed-mouth cop from Minnesota who can play competitive golf? The premise is certainly interesting, the acronym for the women's organization is worth a chuckle and all in all, it's a good read. I'm looking forward to seeing this Skarda guy develop.
Mr. Shefchick, well done!
-MNHigh Handicapper