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Murder at the Pickleball Championship: A Cozy Mystery of Rivalries and Revenge
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- ISBN8233987427
- EAN9798233987427
- Date de parution03/06/2026
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- ÉditeurLinda Balsamo
Résumé
When the nation's most prestigious pickleball championship turns deadly, amateur sleuth and former sports journalist Maya Chen must navigate a web of bitter rivalries and long-buried secrets to catch a killer. The pristine courts of the Palm Springs Tennis and Pickleball Resort shimmer under the desert sun, but beneath the cheerful facade of enthusiastic players and cheering spectators lies a dangerous undercurrent of obsession and betrayal.
Maya thought she'd left investigative reporting behind when she inherited her grandmother's cozy bookstore in the charming town of Cedar Falls, but when the tournament's reigning champion is found dead with a pickleball paddle embedded in his skull, she can't resist the pull of a mystery. The victim, Bradley Sterling, was more than just a sports icon-he was a man with enemies spanning decades, from former business partners ruined by his ruthless tactics to ex-wives still bitter about his treatment of them.
As Maya delves deeper into the investigation, she discovers that the pickleball community, seemingly as wholesome as apple pie, harbors dark secrets including gambling debts, performance-enhancing drug scandals, and affairs that destroyed marriages. The tournament's colorful cast of characters includes aging legends desperate to prove they still have what it takes, ambitious newcomers willing to do whatever it takes to win, and coaches with their own hidden agendas.
Each interview reveals another layer of deception, and Maya realizes that everyone involved had motive and opportunity. Maya's investigation becomes personal when threats against her own life escalate, and she discovers that her grandmother's bookstore has somehow become entangled with the deadly conspiracy. The killer is still among them, moving freely through the tournament grounds, and Maya knows that with each passing hour, the evidence grows colder and more lives are at risk.
As the final matches approach and the body count rises, Maya must use all her investigative skills to unmask the murderer before they strike again. But when she uncovers a connection between the victim's death and a decades-old scandal that someone has killed to keep buried, Maya realizes she's not just solving a murder-she's exposing a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the pickleball courts. Can she solve the case before she becomes the next victim?
Maya thought she'd left investigative reporting behind when she inherited her grandmother's cozy bookstore in the charming town of Cedar Falls, but when the tournament's reigning champion is found dead with a pickleball paddle embedded in his skull, she can't resist the pull of a mystery. The victim, Bradley Sterling, was more than just a sports icon-he was a man with enemies spanning decades, from former business partners ruined by his ruthless tactics to ex-wives still bitter about his treatment of them.
As Maya delves deeper into the investigation, she discovers that the pickleball community, seemingly as wholesome as apple pie, harbors dark secrets including gambling debts, performance-enhancing drug scandals, and affairs that destroyed marriages. The tournament's colorful cast of characters includes aging legends desperate to prove they still have what it takes, ambitious newcomers willing to do whatever it takes to win, and coaches with their own hidden agendas.
Each interview reveals another layer of deception, and Maya realizes that everyone involved had motive and opportunity. Maya's investigation becomes personal when threats against her own life escalate, and she discovers that her grandmother's bookstore has somehow become entangled with the deadly conspiracy. The killer is still among them, moving freely through the tournament grounds, and Maya knows that with each passing hour, the evidence grows colder and more lives are at risk.
As the final matches approach and the body count rises, Maya must use all her investigative skills to unmask the murderer before they strike again. But when she uncovers a connection between the victim's death and a decades-old scandal that someone has killed to keep buried, Maya realizes she's not just solving a murder-she's exposing a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the pickleball courts. Can she solve the case before she becomes the next victim?