"Will remind many of Robert B. Parker and Dick Francis at their best . . . Corrigan does a wonderful job of portraying the realities of the daily life of professional golfers without slowing down the suspenseful and gripping plot. On top of that notable achievement, he also manages to craft a surprising fair-play solution. You don't have to be a golf fan to enjoy this excellent hard-boiled whodunit."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This series keeps getting better every time out. This one delivers a realistic,entertaining mix of golf and crime."
--Booklist
"I'm no golfer, but I know a hole-in-one when I see one. John Corrigan doesn't waste a stroke. He delivers a page-turning mystery that will leave you wanting another round with his main character.
- Rick Riordan, Edgar Award-winning author of Mission Road
"Corrigan really knows the game, and is willing to share the good, the bad, and the ugly with us." Click here to read the full review.
- Kathleen Hennrikus, Boston Globe
"Corrigan's game comes together on all levels. The golf action, featuring veteran pro Austin's struggles to win his first tournament, is superb in every way: accurate, dramatic, and above all, realistic. Finally, a golf mystery that golfers will enjoy rather than ridicule."
- Booklist
"Corrigan writes well enough that Jack Austin would be just as interesting if he were a baker or a plumber. The real beauty of the book, though, is how Corrigan makes the world of the PGA seem fascinating to non-linksters. Even those who are bored to tears by golf will enjoy reading this first-rate novel." Click here to read the full review.
- Mystery Scene Magazine
"In Center Cut you not only find yourself pulling for Jack Austin to do well, but you find yourself amazingly wanting to be like him. The book is both fun and accurate and a very fast read."
- Brad Faxon, two-time U.S. Ryder Cup player and seven-time PGA Tour winner
"In Center Cut, John R. Corrigan has done an extremely clever job blending murder and mystery with a PGA tour he describes with authority, both behind-the-scenes and on the greens. Credit him with a hole in one."
- Robert S. Levinson, Los Angeles Times best-selling author of The John Lennon Affair
"Don't start to read the book in the evening and expect to go to bed at your usual time . . . The golf matches alone offer enough suspense. Center Cut offers a realistic glimpse of the strain, the devotion, the hard work, and the thrills of big-time golf."
- The Milford Cabinet
"Corrigan does a masterful job of making the PGA tour and the mechanics of the sport accessible even to the nongolfer. Too esoteric a book could have left many in the clubhouse rather than out on the course where Corrigan wants them, but he avoids that sand trap. Also, Corrigan is to be commended for not tying up everything neatly. Center Cut is rooted in reality, where there's not too many happy endings. Still, it's a satisfying, gripping read from this up-and-coming author." Click here to read the full review.
- Dale McGarrigle, The Bangor Daily News
"A dramatic yarn destined to draw golfers like an open fairway on a sunny day. While some crime novels may spice up their action with a smattering of links lore and trivia, few can match Center Cut's devotion to the philosophy, practice and love of golf -- and all of that comes in tandem with a protagonist who is flawed, original and very appealing . . . Readers who have shied away from golf mysteries before should take a swing at this one." Click here to read the full review.
- January Magazine
"In his third golf mystery, John R. Corrigan aces the tale with a terrific look at the PGA coupled with an intriguing murder mystery . . . fans of a strong sports mystery, not necessarily golf aficionados, will take the eighteen-hole tour and enjoy every hole . . ."Click here to read the full review.
- The Midwest Book Review
"Authentic and exciting ... Corrigan's second Jack Austin novel, starring a PGA touring pro struggling to hold on to his playing credentials, gets a lot of things right. There's plenty of action ... Corrigan comes up with a decent premise that doesn't involve bodies in bunkers ... and an affecting subplot about Austin's dyslexic caddie."
- Booklist
"Corrigan commands a wealth of technical detail to make Jack's every round vivid and exciting ... Highly recommended for golfers, golf widows and widowers, and everybody who's ever wondered what the fuss is about."
- Kirkus Reviews
"Corrigan's second Jack Austin mystery features deft prose, clean plotting, and enjoyable subject matter, and will appeal to golf fans."
- Library Journal
"Imagine a wisecracking Tiger Woods as Sherlock Holmes. That's the sort of loveable hero John Corrigan has created in this new mystery series. Witty and intriguing, Snap Hook will delight every mystery reader who loves golf - and every golfer who loves mysteries.
- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times best-selling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner
"How does a golfer spend an ideal day? Eighteen holes on the links and the evening spent reading John Corrigan's new mystery, Snap Hook. John Corrigan's Jack Austin is a grand, new hero - sensitive, smart, loyal and one hell of a fine golfer!"
- Roberta Isleib, author of the Agatha and Anthony-nominated Golf Lover's mysteries
"Snap Hook exposes its readers not only to the glamorous, slippery-putt tension of the PGA tour but to the fast-paced drama of crimes, high and low, local and international. A natural read for lovers of golf and suspense."
- Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate
"The story line is fast-paced on the greens, in the clubhouse, and off the course as Jack searches for the kidnapped child. His caddie enables the audience to see another side of the caring Jack . . . Readers will believe that John R. Corrigan finished in the top ten with Snap Hook."Click here to read the full review.
- The Midwest Book Review
"Cut Shot is a riveting novel, with characters you care about, well conceived and gracefully presented."
- Robert B. Parker, Edgar Award winner and best-selling author of the Spenser mystery series
"Suspenseful . . . worth a look."
- Senior Magazine
"John R. Corrigan accurately portrays life on the PGA Tour, and throws in a wonderful twist by adding a mystery and an interesting sleuth in Jack Austin. Anyone who likes golf and mysteries will find the two here."
- Tour Player J.P. Hayes, winner of the 2002 John Deere Classic and the 1998 Buick Classic
"...promising character..."
- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
"Imagine Tony Soprano draping a green jacket on the next winner at Augusta or Don Corleone teeing off in the next Pebble Beach Pro Am, and you'll have some idea what awaits you in John Corrigan's fine debut thriller, Cut Shot. Corrigan artfully blends the glamour of the PGA Tour with an insider's look at the attempts of organized crime to co-opt the game, at the same time giving us a memorable protagonist in stand-up Tour player Jack Austin."
- Les Standiford, bestselling author of the John Deal series
"The complexity of their [Jack and Lisa's] relationship make this a very promising debut. I have a hunch we shall see more blood on the green and look forward to it."
- Kate's Mystery Store (Boston)
"A great series for sports aficionados."
- Library Journal
"From sand traps to kidnapping, money laundering to murder mystery, John R. Corrigan is a brilliant storyteller.
- Ridley Pearson, first American awarded the Raymond Chandler Fulbright at Oxford University, and author of New York Times bestsellers Probable Cause and Middle of Nowhere
