Kirjahaku

Expectations are high for the Castle College basketball team in Castleport, Vermont. They have an All-American player and a balanced team, but unforeseen events deter them from success. Their All-American player mysteriously disappears from the deciding game of a tournament. Another player is attacked and yet another is the victim of a tragic accident. All of these events occur before important games. Is it just coincidence, or is it something more? It is a story of how a team draws strength from misfortune and overcomes adversity by blending together into a cohesive unit. Paul Fiore must navigate his college experience by balancing his studies, his love life, and being a team leader on the basketball court. Coach George Calzoni must guide his team through a maze of misfortune urging his players to work together as a team in their quest for the common good, winning. Hayes Aldridge, the All-American, must learn to sacrifice his ego for the esprit de corps of the team. "A Vermont Basketball Story" is a roller coaster ride that will have you on the edge of your seat as it steamrolls to an exciting conclusion.

Pete and Dave Christos are a father and son detective team from Burlington, Vermont, who gained fame solving a case at nearby Castle College. Now, they're on vacation. Dave and his wife are treating his parents to an anniversary cruise on the Sea Atlantic Acme. After gambling in the ship's casino, though, Dave's mom seems to have misplaced a pair of expensive earrings. When the jewelry of other passengers goes missing, the ship's captain asks Pete and Dave to investigate, and they uncover a plot that could devastate the cruise industry. Phillip Santos and Donald Cruz from the Philippines have devised a method, thanks to the discovery of a computer expert, that allows them to get inside the safes of rich passengers. Phillip and Donald have their reasons for breaking the law, but that doesn't mean Pete and Dave can let their crimes go unpunished. What began as a relaxing vacation has now become an oceanic investigation in which the power of deduction battles against the human need for survival-at any cost.

Pete and Lucia Christos are citizens of Burlington, Vermont and are tired of the harsh, punishing winters. They decide to escape to the warmer climes of Florida during the winter months. Pete and his son, Dave, are proprietors of a detective agency in Burlington, and his wife, Lucia, and his daughter-in-law, Camille, run a travel agency in the same building as Pete on Church Street in Burlington. After much surfing on their computer and much reading of brochures, the couple decide to visit Paradise Village, an over fifty -five community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After touring the facility with the Sales Manager, Barry Gerber, they fall in love with the gated community and decide to rent a cottage. They both become immersed in the activities and amenities of the community which offers club memberships, access to professional golf courses, a clubhouse with a grand ballroom, and indoor and outdoor pools among other amenities. The grounds and cottages are immaculate. Many residents of the Village are elderly and are being cared for in their cottages by nurses and home help aides. When there is an uptick in the deaths of these elderly patients, Barry Gerber asks Pete for help in investigating the demise of these patients. Pete asks his son, Dave, to come down from Vermont for a visit so that he can help his dad with the investigation. What they uncover is a murderer in their midst who threatens the very existence of Paradise Village.