"Tevis in unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game.
Even readers who have never lifted a cue will be captivated."-- Publishers Weekly Twenty years after he conquered the underground pool circuit as The Hustler, "Fast" Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls for prizes like cable television.
With one failed marriage and years of running a pool hall behind him, Eddie is now r. "Tevis in unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game