The Red Zone

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Summary: GREEN FUMBLES
Review: Having enjoyed other novels by Green, I found this one to be subpar. While Green shows his football background knowledge, its use merely distracts rather than enhances this story. Luther Zorn is not a sympathetic character, and Green should be ashamed of how his book concludes. While there is a satisfaction in how the killer gets his revenge, Green seems to forget all the innocent people murdered, and he lets the villain come across as some kind of avenging angel, thereby negating what has come before.
Not a bad novel, but nothing to rave about.

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Summary: Too much football
Review: Ok so I know that Tim Green was a former football player so it shouldn't surprise me that this book was filled with football "talk". I know this but I still thought he went into too much detail about football and strategies. Aside from the football description(s) the book was pretty good. The only thing I would have to say is that if you don't like gory, bloody crime scenes, then this is not the book for you. The story is about a famous football player that is accused of killing the owner of the team. He is made to look even more guilty because he is having an affair with the wife of the owner. As you read along, you will see that the "killer" is a deranged psychopath who gets his thrills by decapitating his victim. So if you don't mind a few graphic scenes then you will like the book because you are not really sure who is the bad guy until you are almost done with the book and even after the book is about to end, the author gives us a surprise twist.

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Summary: This is an entertaining book that could have been better.
Review: Tim Green gives his readers a fascinating insight into the world of professional football. His style of writing is entertaining and easy to read. However it is a bit too easy to read. The characters and the plot are a bit underdeveloped. An example of this is the contrived and very predictable death of the character Julie Terracola. As a writer Tim Green has talent but it is a talent that is as raw and underdeveloped as parts of this story. I hope that he will not sit back on his laurels as a handsome ex-pro footbal player and be content to continue writing literary fluff such as The Red Zone. To do so would be unfair to his readers and to himself.