Friend of the Devil

The Bill Walton Mysteries, Book 1

By: James Kirkland

Narrated by: James Kirkland

Bill Walton is driving Dave Pasch crazy. There’s nothing the renowned and respected play-by-play man can do to keep the “World’s Tallest Deadhead” from going on long, strange rants that have nothing to do with the basketball game they’re announcing. Their night only gets longer and stranger after the game, when Bill discovers that the daughter of a former teammate has been kidnapped. They can’t go to the cops or the FBI, and when Pasch tells Walton there’s a good chance she’ll be killed even if the 10 million dollar ransom is paid, they vow to find Bill’s goddaughter and rescue her before it’s too late.

In Friend of the Devil, two basketball announcers trade in their microphones for magnifying glasses as they track down clues by night and, by day, still manage to call a thrilling Pac-12 Tournament in a hilariously sincere psychedelic mystery by James Kirkland.

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As if it were Bill himself!

Note: I read the two Bill Walton Mysteries back to back. This review refers to both, since they both hit me the same way.
Both stories content were a good mixture of detective type action and mystery that hold up on their own, But I have to be honest and admit that what really made these books a big winner for me was the wonderful and spot on portrayal of Bill Walton and his eccentricities, in both the writing and the vocal performance! I did indeed laugh out loud more than once. I am now craving more Bill Walton Mystery books and hope it is in the cards. Bills passing really hurt, but these books bring with them some of the joy he was so adept at spreading.