Caught in a Rundown ~ Lisa Saxton ~ Scribner ~Crime

 

 

Jewel Averick is a self serving woman who thinks of no onebut herself. When her famous baseball hubby Russell Averick buys yetanothertrophy to add to his collection of baseball paraphernalia, she gets mad becausehe never spends that kind of money on her, never seems to think of her first. Asa result, she substitutes one of his James Cool Papa Bell gloves to a coupleof thugs instead of the Two-Mile McLemore glove they want. She figuressinceRussell had two Bell gloves, he wouldn't miss one. She is wrong. She comes closeto being dead wrong.

 

After the thugs leave with Bell's glove, Jewel gets soangry she knocks McLemore's glove out of its case and the stitching breaks looseat the base of the thumb. A slip of old, yellowed paper falls out. ThusbeginsJewel's romp into the world of treasure hunting. If she can find Two-MileMcLemore and make him meet with Russell, Russell will forgive her for sellinghis glove. Or so she thinks. A series of events bring Jewel and her friend DeeSweet, another baseball player wife, into a closer friendship and bothend upfacing death head on.

 

Lisa Saxton explores the issue of selfishness and the many problems this can cause in any relationship. Her deep insights into human naturemake her books worth reading. Visit her website to learn more and to see herother books.

 

Author Bio:
Lisa Saxton, aka Alexandra Vonn, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and has also lived in Merchantville, New Jersey, Annapolis,Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she graduated from Chatham College. She now resides in northern New Jersey. An avid baseball fan, shedivides her free time between rooting for her beloved New York Yankees andwaiting (and/or searching) for Mr. You'll Do.