The Grandmaster's King (A Ray Gordon Mystery)

2014 Chess Book of the Year (Fiction) -Chess Club Live2014 2nd Place Mystery - Idaho Author Awards"I highly recommend this book for those that love a great murder mystery, witty dialog and appealing characters." - Idaho StatesmanAmateur sleuth and chess enthusiast Ray Gordon is back in this award-winning thrill ride!The favorite to win the US Chess Championship is found dead. Was the high-stake pressure of the tournament too much for him? Or was it murder? To make matters worse, he was an old friend of Ray's, but how well did Ray really know him? The deeper Ray digs, the less he likes. When other players in the tournament disappear and people in Ray's life are affected, he finds himself deep within a savage and deeply personal game of life and death. Can the US Chess Championship be saved? Who will be next?