Book review: The Interim
Recently finished the book "The Interim" by KCRG news anchor Chris Earl. Yes, the anchor guy from Wisconsin is an author, too, specializing in sports fiction.
It was a great read.
There were parts of the of 340-page book I would have edited, some minor typos and some style things I could have changed. But the story was wonderful.
Earl has published three books and "The Interim" is his second. He has a new one out now titled "The Last Out."
You can read more about Earl and his books at www.chrisearlbooks.com
This isn't some shameless plug for a colleague within the Gazette Family of Companies. I was pleasantly surprised when Chris told me he was an author and was impressed with the story "The Interim."
This novel follows the career path of Robb Markstran, a No. 2 TV sports anchor who wants to change jobs and become a basketball coach. He gets hired as the administrative assistant at "Wisconsin State," a Big Ten school in Madison in the shadow of the Wisconsin Badgers.
When the rest of the coaching staff is killed in a plane crash, Markstran gets the head coaching position.
He holds the team together through the tragedy, frustrating losses and a scandal while dealing with personal success and failures.
I have my favorite authors, guys like David Morrell who I read without fail. Reading sports all day on the job, I often stay away from sports novels.
But this is a very good story, well-written and interesting. I was pulled in right from the start and couldn't wait to get to the end.
It's a great book for sports fans and fiction fans.