Glitter of Diamonds

Glitter of Diamonds N. J. Lindquist once again hooks us with deftly-drawn characters, complex story-lines, and thought-provoking issues, served up with her unique mix of tongue-in-cheek humor and gentle compassion. This time, Lindquist takes readers into the world of major league baseball and its surrounding media.

After Stasey Simon, an outspoken sports talk-show host, asks on-air for a volunteer to knock some sense into the home team’s temperamental new pitcher, Manziuk and Ryan hustle to catch a murderer swinging a lethal bat before the case escalates into an international incident.

While keeping the characters and plot in the forefront, Lindquist also manages to explore the intricate, almost symbiotic relationships between the management, players, fans, and media that make Major League Baseball a vital part of the North American culture.

As the crime threatens to escalate into an international incident, Manziuk draws on his own knowledge of baseball while his partner, Jacquie Ryan, tries to understand a game she’s never watched.

Reviews

"In her second mystery after Shaded Light, Lindquist, a master of plotting, seeds her tale with concealed clues and innuendos that keep readers guessing until the very end. Reminiscent of golden age mysteries, her latest will appeal to fans of classic mysteries." Library Journal "

"This is a modern-day whodunit, much in the style of the classic Christie novels. There are plot twists galore and you are guessing to the end. I had to stay up all night to finish it…." Natalie York, Armchair Interviews

"Sports fans and readers who like police procedurals will want to read GLITTER OF DIAMONDS where famous baseball players are shown to be ordinary people with the same stress and problems as anyone else. The investigation is fascinating to watch as the police follow the clues and eliminate suspects one by one. N.J. Lindquist is a fine writer who tells an exciting baseball whodunit." MidWest Book Review