u.s. open (golf tournament)

Once, Valerie Simpson's tennis career skyrocketed; now, the headlines belong to a player from the wrong side of the tracks. But when Valerie is shot dead in cold blood and dropped outside the stadium at the U.S. Open, sports agent Myron Bolitar investigates the killing and uncovers a connection between the two players and a six-year-old murder at an exclusive mainline club.

Based on the events of the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship, at which a young, inexperienced, socially- and economically-disadvantaged golfer defeated the reigning champion in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the 20th century.