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Michael Balkind

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in New York, The United States

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Mystery, Suspense, Sports

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Michael Balkind's novels; Stealing Gold, Sudden Death, Dead Ball, Gold Medal Threat, & The Fix are endorsed by NY Times bestselling authors; James Patterson, Clive Cussler, Wendy Corsi Staub, Andrew Gross, John Feinstein, Tim Green, John Lescroart, & Reed Farrel Coleman.

Sudden Death (November 2007)
Dead Ball (July 2009)
Gold Medal Threat (January 2013)
The Fix (January 2014) Co-Authored with NBC Sports/Golf Channel Host & 2014 Winter Olympics Host, Ryan Burr
Stealing Gold (September 2021)

"Pure fun, pure intrigue. The action never stops till a fascinating climax!" Clive Cussler ...more

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	Sudden Death 3.37 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Ball 3.85 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gold Medal Threat 4.61 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fix by Michael Balkind (Goodreads Author), Ryan Burr 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stealing Gold (Reid Clark #4) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kid-Napped In Cartagena (Casey Clark Mysteries Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quirky - Who me? (A little about Me, Bilbo & Betsy)

I have, what I believe is a rather interesting (albeit a touch quirky) habit. I repeatedly re-read The Hobbit. It’s not really because I love the story, although I certainly do. It’s not because I am enchanted by the characters, although how could one not love Bilbo Baggins? It’s not because J.R.R. Tolkien was a brilliant author, although there is no doubt that that is the case.

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