<p><strong>'Thrilling ... an exhilarating and emotionally astute mystery.' -&nbsp;<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br />
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Bob Fiske &mdash; the 74-year-old dinosaur who&rsquo;s taught Honors English and coached varsity football for five decades &mdash; is missing.<br />
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To his Winners, class favorites Fiske designated over the years for their potential to &ldquo;Live Big,&rdquo; it&rsquo;s heartbreaking. Fiske did more than inspire with soaring oratory; he supported their ambitions into adulthood. Four of his brightest former stars reunite to find him, putting high-octane careers on hold, slipping police barricades, racing into the wilds of Northern Michigan for clues about the fate of their legendary mentor.<br />
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Others don&rsquo;t see a legend. They see an elitist whose time has passed.<br />
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When a current student &mdash; female &mdash; disappears just hours into the Winners&rsquo; search amid rumors of inappropriate meetings, the Great Man&rsquo;s reputation is a shambles.<br />
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Feints, betrayal, explosive secrets from their own pasts: as facts emerge, each Winner must decide how far they&rsquo;ll go for Fiske. Can the truth redeem him? Or has this cult of hyper-achievement spawned a thing so vile none of their lives will survive intact?</p><p>-----------------------</p><p>More from <em>Kirkus Reviews</em>:&nbsp;'Bond collapses two distinct literary genres into one seamless novelistic whole: a mystery and an emotional drama ... Fiske is deliciously enigmatic ... Bond is so ingeniously inventive--he consistently moves the story in wholly unpredictable directions ... The novel&#39;s central mystery is thrilling, but the true spine of the tale is the fragile connections between the past Winners, who must not only investigate Fiske&#39;s disappearance, but also the authenticity of their lives and friendships.'</p>