Forced by a knee injury to sit out part of the basketball season at State University, Chip Hilton watches in dismay as his team suffers through a losing streak, while his friend Soapy is suspected of a series of robberies.
I don’t like Jim Locke. I had to get that out of the way first. There isn’t as much basketball in this book as in some of the others because Chip is injured. But that doesn’t mean things don’t happen. This book has a mystery in it and is more about the friendship of Chip and Soapy. It’s also about sportsmanship and working together to accomplish something. It might be to figure out the mystery, or maybe to work as a team to send your friends and rivals to the tournament. I sure like these characters. Except Locke. Recommended.