A Perfect Shot, Robin Yocum
A Perfect Shot, Robin Yocum
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A Perfect Shot
A Novel

Author: Robin Yocum

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/28/2020

Synopsis

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.“Little Tony” DeMarco, Duke’s 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?

About Robin Yocum

Robin Yocum is the author of several critically acclaimed novels, including A Brilliant Death, which was a finalist for the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, among other awards. He is well known for his work as a crime and investigative reporter with the Columbus Dispatch from 1980 to 1991, during which he received more than thirty local, state, and national journalism awards in categories ranging from investigative reporting to feature writing. He is the president of Yocum Communications, a public relations and marketing firm in Westerville, Ohio.

About Richard Ferrone

Read by Richard Ferrone, Stephen Bel Davies, Prentice Onayemi, Scott Aiello, Michael David Axtell, Jessica B. Harris, and Amanda Leigh Cobb

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on September 26, 2018

For the third straight time, Robin Yocum has written a book that I think is A+. He, at least as much as anyone I have read for the past 5 years or so, is outstanding at setting. This book takes place in Steubenville, Ohio, and I feel as though I have lived there for all my life after reading this st......more

Goodreads review by Mike on April 09, 2019

Great writing, great characters. Not normally a fan of mob books in general, but this one was very well written. Loved the characters, Duke and Moonie were very good. Really liked the writing style, at times it was like a bunch of short stories inside a bigger story. loved it.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 17, 2020

"On May 24, 1994, a warm, clear Tuesday in which the Ohio River Valley was finally shaking off the gray doldrums of a cold and damp spring, the most popular man in the history of Mingo Junction, Ohio, dropped off the face of the earth." What do you do when your identity is both the source of your gre......more

Goodreads review by Viviane on April 22, 2018

Nicholas “Duke” Ducheski is famous for his basketball performance in the small town of Mingo Junction, Ohio. He thought his amazing skill shown in the state championship game would win him scholarships galore in colleges but that wasn’t the case. Still he is the shining star of this steel mining tow......more

Goodreads review by Cindy B. on July 23, 2024

Within a heartbreaking and dangerous time - a handicapped child, a heartbroken dad, and friends threatened by evil. Stay for a heartening end. It’s worth the read for the content and the introduction - (I miss his narrations).......more

Quotes

“Outstanding…Yocum has crafted a harrowing yet touching story about friendship, loyalty, and doing what is right no matter the cost.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[This] study of a likably mediocre small-town hero out beyond his depth…gradually catches fire as his peril becomes more urgent and the stakes ever higher.” Kirkus Reviews

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