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Chargement... A Perfect Shot (édition 2018)par Robin Yocum (Auteur)
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"A local basketball star in a small Ohio town tries to remake his life in middle age, but instead must confront a murderer and the prospect of leaving his hometown and giving up everything that once gave his life meaning. Nicholas "Duke" Ducheski is the most important man in the eastern Ohio steel town of Mingo Junction. Nearly two decades after he made the winning shot in the state championship basketball game, he remains much adored and the focal point of community pride. Hardly a day passes when someone doesn't want to talk about "the game." Now approaching forty, Duke no longer wants to be defined solely by something he did when he was eighteen. So he decides to parlay his local popularity into a successful restaurant--"Duke's Place."But no sooner does he get his restaurant up and running than disaster strikes. One day, "Little Tony" DeMarco, his brother-in-law and a known mob enforcer, comes into the restaurant and murders Duke's oldest friend. Now Duke faces the hardest decision of his life. DeMarco thinks he's untouchable, but Duke discovers a way to take him down, along with his mob superiors. To do so, however, means leaving Mingo Junction and sacrificing his treasured identity as the town legend. And if he follows through, what will remain of his life?"--
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Duke Ducheski is a likeable character with a few good friends and admired by many of the locals. But his personal life is a mess so he slowly works on making changes. When his best friend gets in trouble with the Mafia, Duke helps him but then he gets in trouble. I’m generally not interested in the Mafia, but I did like Duke and his friendships, his devotion to his invalid son and his drive for a better life, plus some dark humor sprinkled throughout. The story was bittersweet and I liked it. ( )