JUST RELEASED March,2024
Frank shares this quest in a humorous, emotional, compelling, and ultimately insightful re-telling of his 103 First Dates.
With some friend fix-ups and online dating sites, Frank’s social schedule resembled that of the one- armed paper hanger.
His story will appeal to all those who have experienced online dating, those who have wondered about it, and those happily married doing their utmost to avoid it.
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RELEASED IN JANUARY 2024...
The third installment in the Brown and McNeil Mystery Series
Lenny Goldstein and his company, Future Stars, evaluate high school and collegiate basketball talent and sell their rankings to colleges and NBA teams.
From its humble beginnings in 1975, Future Stars had grown into a behemoth; with fifteen NBA teams and seventy-eight colleges paying subscriptions for his rankings.
Lenny is semi-retired these days, with his son and son-in-law running the business until he gets a call from an old buddy in Newport News, who wants him to come look at a high school kid, Lincoln Anderson, in Emporia, Virginia. He believes this Anderson kid has been overlooked by everyone, including Future Stars.
Concurrently, Lenny gets a call from another friend, the iconic coach of Duke University, to see what he knows about the college decision of Tyler Longenecker, Future Star’s #5 ranked high school senior from a premier prep school in the tony Boston suburbs.
All seems to be going on script until graduation, when both Lincoln and Tyler are involved in a death and a roofie rape. Suddenly, Lenny’s getting calls about both kids.
Lincoln's family is related to James McNeil in Philly, and they call him for help. James and his buddy, Detective Vernon Brown of the Philly PD, jump into the car and head South on I-95.
Can the two Sleuths from The Murder Gambit and The Phenom put these two puzzles together before college starts in September?
Once again, Author Frank Lazarus has produced a gripping, suspenseful story that will keep you off Netflix for a day or two.
THE MURDER GAMBIT
An unexplained death in a nursing home. A man falls from a balcony. A hit and run in the middle of a city street. An execution in a home. A woman collapses dead after a date.
Five murders. Five methods. Five police jurisdictions.
What's the connection?
Philadelphia-area detectives are under pressure to solve the murders, while dealing with their own issues.
Speeding like the lead car at Talladega towards a shocking conclusion, is The Murder Gambit a Shakespearean tragedy or a sinister reality?
TESTIMONIALS FOR THE MURDER GAMBIT
5.0 out of 5 stars Murder Gambit
May 14, 2023
"Great mystery story. Combination of John Grisham and Lisa Scottline."
5.0 out of 5 stars Original story, great read May 11, 2023
"I've never read a murder mystery book with such a creative, original plot. The character reference page in the front was very useful! Loved the humor and frequent Philly name-drops."
"What a great book by a new author! If you are a Philly native, I highly recommend as it’s loaded with all things Philly!"
About the Author
Frank Lazarus was born and raised in West Philadelphia and attended Overbrook High School, as you may have guessed from his writings.
After graduating high school, Frank spent two years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
After his service, he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at St. Joseph’s University, in Philadelphia.
He was in the Financial Services and Life Insurance industry for fifty-three years before he retired at the end of 2021.
Frank has three adult children and five grandchildren.
Frank and his partner Deb spend their time on Hilton Head Island and Philadelphia.
The Brown and McNeil team are at it again when McNeil's grandson is falsely
charged with murder.
Even before he has played his first game in high school, it would
seem nothing can stop Bo Campbell's meteoric rise to stardom in the
basketball world. In Philadelphia, people are already comparing him to
his Overbrook High School predecessor, Wilt Chamberlain.
But his dreams are suddenly shattered when he is arrested for the murder
of his best friend, Sherman Claxton.
Detective Vernon Brown, and James McNeil, his friend and Bo's grandfather,
search for the truth, but James goes rogue and soon finds himself in the
dangerous underbelly of the Philadelphia drug sub-culture, where the
stakes are high and it's hard to tell who's friend and who's foe.
This gripping story of crime and justice will keep you on the edge of your
seat. If you enjoyed The Murder Gambit, you'll love this fast-paced mystery
thriller set on the streets of Philadelphia.
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