Pros: Suspense and mystery mixed into a story of golf and the history of golf.
Cons: Could not find any
The Bottom Line: I love novels that include history as part of the story. This book includes the history of golf a murder mystery along with characters playing golf.
grandgram's Full Review: Bill Flynn - The Feathery
I am sure my epinion friends would like this book even if it is about golf, it is a winner. In my email I received a request from Bill Flynn that he would send me a copy of his novel The Feathery if I would write a review about it. Of course I welcome novels when they included history plus golf. I am always looking for new things to write about and a novel is fine with me. As my book club knows I am not a fan of fiction but when it includes history I will read it.
I first checked out Amazon.com web site about this book and read several high reviews that were recorded. That also made me more interested in the book. On Amazon.com web site I found the book was published by Booksurge Publishing on November 2, 2007 and it has 251 pages and was priced at $15.99. I felt this type of book was just the kind I would like even if it is a novel as it included golf as you all know I still play the game.
I became better acquainted with Bill Flynn by email and found out he is a true golf enthusiast and loves to write. I thought what’s not to like about that. Mr. Flynn did send the book and my signed copy arrived on Monday. I started reading it late that night and continued until 1:00 a.m. then finished it the next day between a couple of meetings I had that day. Mr. Flynn is a retired aerospace engineer and lives with his wife Barbara in New Hampshire.
After reading this book I am ready to strongly recommend this novel by Bill Flynn called The Feathery I will also recommend it to my book club and they will be surprised I am suggesting fiction I do love history and when a writer uses that as part of their novel then I am interested. Bill Flynn the writer used golf history as a start of his novel but it also included suspense and intrigue about an old 1849 Feathery golf ball that the main character Scott Beckman inherited. Since this Feathery golf ball was so valuable it came part of the story of murder and greed but also a story about two boys whose life was turned around by golf.
I liked the way the author built up the story by giving you a good background of the characters involved. The main characters were Scott Beckman and his friend Matt Kemp who got into trouble as youths but a kind hearted police officer turned them over to Sandy McNair an elderly golf teacher at a country club. Sandy had worked with many troubled youth but became close to these two young boys. Scott worked very close with Sandy and he began teaching Scott the game of golf. Scott goes on to become a golf Professional and Matt became a tour Caddie and the two finally get to work together.
The intrigue starts when Scott finds out he inherited Sandy’s belongings when he passed away. In these items it turns out to be some antique items from St. Andrews in Scotland where Sandy’s family was from. When Scott professional career became low on earnings he thought about selling these items to fund his golf tour. Scott finds out how valuable they were when he puts them up for sale at an Antique Auction House. This is when the mystery, murder and theft become mixed up in the many tour golf tournaments Scott was playing in.
The author using his writing skill, weave in and out of intrigue of the feathery golf ball and golf tournaments we all are familiar with like the Masters and the British Open. Scott’s begins to win golf tournaments and the money follows, so he decides to keep the feathery ball and that is when the greed of the collectors becomes more involved with Scott and Matt’s life. You won’t be bored with this book as the action helps you keep turning those pages.
I would recommend this book especially to any golfer as it will be a fun and fast read. It will be a good gift for father’s day or even mother’s day if she is a golfer. It will hold your attention and the story moves along very well. I like this type of novels, I do not like it when the authors move you back and forth between time periods and you get mixed up in characters. The author starts this book with the first chapter about the event in history that made the Feathery golf ball famous. This book holds true to the characters and includes the mass greed of collectors and what they will do to own a valuable item. If you like detective stories throw in some golf history with golf tournaments you have a winner. Check out Bill Flynn’s book called the The Feathery you will even find out how they made those leather golf balls filled with goose feathers. Mr. Flynn has a way of weaving it all together making it a good book but maybe even a better movie. A LITTLE MYSTERY IN A GOLF STORY SPELLS SUCCESS!!
Epinions.com periodically updates pricing and product information from third-party sources, so some information may be slightly out-of-date. You should confirm all information before relying on it.
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.