QB1

by Pete Bowen

Have terrorists killed the Superbowl Quarterback? Private investigator Tom Mullins and his 12 year old boy-genius next door neighbor are on the case in this story of a championship football season wrapped in a quirky, fast moving, whodunit.

Genres: Mystery, Sports, Fiction

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2010

Reviews

[Colton V · Rating 5 out of 5]

[First of all i read QB1 by Mike Lupica but they dont have it in Goodreads so I will just do this one.] Jake Cullen is a freshman who lives in Texas. His father was an outstanding quarterback legend who made it to the NFL. His older brother is also an astonishing quarterback that is on the verge of making it to the NFL. Now the lights are shining on Jake, but Jake is in no hurry to live like his famous family. Is Jake going to pick his family paths? I liked this book because sometimes I dont feel like taking my family's paths. This book made me feel like I could be in the NFL one day. I recomend this book to anyone who likes football and has dreams of becoming an NFL football player. This book is very similar to books about Peyton Manning and Eli Manning.

[Logan6st · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was a great book, i like that the dad and son got to work together, and who wants to kill the Superbowl QB?

[Jake Birmingham · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this book was a little cliche because it talked about the typical 3rd string quarterback who ends up becoming the #1 quarterback.

[Divyesh Sheth · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good thriller

This is a good novel mixing football and whodunit mystery. It is set up well , however ending is kind of anticlimactic. Still a good read.

[Aimeekay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not always big on mysteries. It's not usually an issue of how easy or hard the mystery is, but usually an issue of how it's written. I get very tired of books that throw more and more red herrings into the story. Some red herrings and false leads are fine, but changing it up EVERY page drives me crazy!
Fortunately this was not the case with QB1.
While I figured out early on who was the responsible party for Tony Reilly, I was so off on the motive! It was a nice surprise.
I liked Bowen's characters. They aren't all perfect, but it's their flaws that made them more interesting. I was a bit bothered by how much Tom curses and berates his main partner in crime solving. After all Roger is ONLY 12, but the author does go into detail on their relationship and why they interact the way they do. *shrug* I just know I would have an issue if someone spoke that way to my kid no matter what the circumstances. But when you start seeing more of their interactions, Roger doesn't sound or act like your normal 12 year old, so....meh...it didn't bother my enjoyment of the book that much.
I also liked the way that Bowen tied his story together. The story starts with Reilly's murder and then goes back in time a few months before. Throughout the novel he also throws in scenes of Reilly's life and the games in the year leading up to his death. They show why he was such a good quarterback and how he became so famous in such a short time.
There were sections that my eyes kinda glazed over. They were only the parts that went into details on the games and how they were played. I'm not a big football fan so even rereading the information didn't make it anymore understandable. The author definitely sounded like he knew what he was talking about, again I'm not even an amateur, much less an expert, so it was nice to see that he put so much effort into the details.
I wouldn't mind reading about more of Mullins and Roger's adventures. The book was well written and entertaining and I would definitely recommend it to my mystery lovin' friends out there.

[Phillis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did like the book. I must say it was a book for mostly football fans. The story is about a quarterback, Tony Reilly, who has had the chance to prove himself on the field when two unfortunate incidents in one game causes the team to lose their two quaterbacks to injury. He takes the team to the Superbowl, but shortly aterward he is killed by a gun shot to the head. His team manager hires an investigator to look into it, as the police want to blame terrorists and are looking no further after an arrest of some local terroists. The storylone is good and it took me a while to figutre out who did it. The filler chapters were all about the games that Tony played leading up to the Superbowl. Interesting and fortunately not too long in its narration, and this is what makes it more for a football fan. The jargon and discriptions were a little confusing as I do watch football but I am not a foorball nut, so I did not understand some of the what was written. Even so you can still follow along to each game's narration.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because its about football. Also because i'm a quarterback. There is competition in this book but, he doesn't want to let his dad and older brother down by not getting the starting job. I know how he feels because sometimes I just want to be different from everyone else. I love football and QB id my position so I really like this book. Also some of his friendships I can relate to.

[Bette · Rating 3 out of 5]

A favorite quarter back is murdered with overtones of terrorism. Retired police officer Tom Mullins and his 12-year-old sidekick, Roger Goody take on the investigation. The murder mystery is interlaced within sports talk. Roger Goody is the youthful, precocious hacker that provides technological support for his seniors.

Too much ... sports and football for me. But for the sports-loving teenager this would be a good read.

[Cssellards · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot and the characters of the book is good. I skipped over a few chapters that talked about game play. I like watching football, not reading about it play by play. I think you still got a good idea of the qb character without the game recall.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book. It had some football game descriptions in it, but they were understandable and were only there for background noise. Liked the detective with his know-it-all kid neighbor helping him, but thought the part where the kid actually killed someone was unnecessary.

[L.J. Monier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom Mullins is a PI hired to investigate the murder of Tony Reilly, a quarterback.

From the first line to the last, I found the story gripping, the writing easy and involving and the main characters likable.

This is an e-book you might find hard to turn off until you reach the end.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the story, could have done without the football game part of it. But it did tell you how Tony really loved the game and his team. Loved Roger and Mullins together. So funny and how his parents just let it happen. But I guess Mullins was like his big brother after all.

[D · Rating 1 out of 5]

As an avid football fan, I was looking forward to reading this book. However, the first few chapters jumped around in storyline too much and I finally gave up.

[Timothy Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

it was an interesting book the way the action slows down and then picks back up again it's fun to read

[Lane · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good mystery in a football setting. good read.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a football book for your son. It was a fun story and I plan to read the next book. The main character is quite a character.

[Kelly Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story, predictable ending.

[Jack Hughes]

In qb1 the main character Tyler Jansen struggles with being the only one in his family that hasn't done great things in football. His dad is an ex pro bowler and his brothers are in college playing for Michigan state. This book is about him proving himself to his father. He makes a run with his team to the state champion while being the complete under dogs. They lost but Tyler earned the respect fomr his dad he wanted.