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Description
Josh Ellroy is a talented hockey player with dreams of making it to the NHL, but when he discovers more than a dozen dead cattle on his family's ranch, he finds himself facing a dilemma. With playoffs approaching, he's torn between focusing on his game and getting involved in a mystery that someone wants kept quiet especially after a girl warns him that more prize bulls will be killed. As Josh digs deeper, he realizes the danger isn't just to the animals, and he must decide what's worth risking before it's too late.
Quick Summary
Blazer Drive drops you right onto the ranch and the ice with a kid who's got a lot on his plate. Josh is torn between the high-stakes hockey playoffs and a creepy mystery more than a dozen dead cattle on his family's land so he's juggling practice drills and late-night investigations. The story mixes the excitement of a fast-paced sports novel with a small-town mystery that keeps you turning pages, and it's perfect for readers who like a little suspense mixed with their stick-handling. Parents will appreciate that the tension comes from the unknown rather than anything graphic, and the humor pops up in the locker-room banter. If you've ever enjoyed a quick-moving sports story like those by Mike Lupica but wanted a hint of a mystery, this one's a good pick.