Tiebreaker

Brad Smith #1

by Jack M. Bickham

Celebrity tennis player and CIA operative Brad Smith is given the task of bringing out a lovely Yugoslavian star, Danisa Lechova, from Belgrade

Genres: Fiction

314 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Pseudonyms:
Jeff Clinton, John Miles, Arthur Williams

Reviews

[Virginia Tican · Rating 4 out of 5]

From RDCB Volume 1 1990 ~ Though I am not a fan of tennis, one could not but help appreciate the pure grace and poetry in motion of these athletes specially the fluttering of the women's skirts (as in the princess~like costumes of figure skaters) as they dance around the court following a melody only they can hear plus the men's muscular strength and flawless movements embodying art in motion. The drama and conflict revolve around Danisa Lechova's intent to defect with the help of aging tennis pro and sometimes spy, Brad Smith. Add a rabid communist yet loving sister in Hannah and a controlling coach with a perverted love for Danisa in Fjbk plus the yet to be seen and known Partek, Danisa's biological brother and a true blue spy who is now being hunted by his masters and you have a highly volatile situation ready to explode.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a solid but unspectacular spy thriller. The plot was pretty good, the characters and setting were average. It was a generally exciting story and adding the names of real tennis stars from the era added to the fun, but there was no real nail-biting climax. If I could give half-stars, I would give this one 3 1/2.

[Fatbaldguy60 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had read one of his older books, so I tried this. Could not finish, load of crap.

[Diane Wachter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jack M. Bickham, RDC-M #1, 1990, 1/92. Novel about a Yugoslavian tennis star who wants to defect the the United States. Okay.

[Margaret Boehm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent mystery.