Terry Boone

Thomas R. Pero

Shauntay--no last name required--is a former model with a high-end Newbury Street apartment in Boston's Back Bay: contemporary art, pricey furnishings and a walk-in closet chock-full of designer shoes in a rainbow of colors and styles. She coddles her Pomeranian named Jasmine, and when she's not attending exclusive fashion shows she hones marksmanship skills with a Kahr 9mm at an indoor pistol range. Shauntay's boyfriend, Antoine "Whitey" LeBlanc, Jr., has a big chip on his shoulder. The record-setting former wide receiver for the New England Pirates is pissed off because the team threw him under the bus and did not re-sign him after he helped them win a Super Bowl. Whitey has an eye for the ladies and tries to impress with his velocity yellow Corvette sporting a unique vanity plate. Acting on equal parts inspiration and frustration, Whitey slips the maître d' at a fancy French restaurant a hundred-dollar bill to connect him with a local gangster nicknamed "the Mayor of Somerville." Their first meeting--at a sleazy run-down motel, Route 1 in Danvers--launches the plan to blow up the legendary Fox Bowl, home of the world-champion Pirates. What could possibly go wrong? This rollicking and hilarious novel is co-written by an award-winning radio broadcaster from Vermont and an award-winning journalist from Massachusetts. Filled with witty dialogue, the lively narrative has more dodges and weaves than an 80-yard run down field and into the end zone. Obsessive football fans from everywhere will love each turn of the page of this outrageous story.

Terry Boone

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