Vanishing Act

VANISHING ACT is the second of John Feinstein's young adult mystery series centered on two budding sports journalists. Unlike the first book, a story about tennis is easier the fictionalize. There are so many players in the game that the writer doesn't have to worry about introducing new and different characters. So there is no reliance on fake teams interacting with their real counterparts that he had to use in LAST SHOT.

The story reads well enough and there were enough twists and turns to keep me interested. What I do find bothersome are the title references. The last shot in LAST SHOT is the key moment in the book, but it doesn't explain the mystery. VANISHING ACT, on the other hand, refers directly to the central mystery and in some ways can be seen to spoil it.

The book is still fun and the mystery is intriguing, and I look forward to the next book.