In the height of the tennis season, here is the third volume of acclaimed sports mysteries, MURDER IS MY RACQUET, edited by the mystery guru, Otto Penzler. Included are fourteen all-new tales of murder and mayhem set against the pristeen world of gentlemanly tennis. From wicked drop shots, overhead smashes, and killer serves, this is a trip through the tennis world you've never seen before.

Original stories include:

Terrible Tommy Terhune by Lawrence Block

Tennis Anyone by Kinky Freeman

Six Love by James W. Hall

Promise by John Harvey

A Debt to the Devil by Jeremiah Healy

Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match by Stephen Hunter

No Strings by Judith Kelman

A Killer Overhead by Robert Leuci

Needle Match by Peter Lovesey

Continental Grip by David Morrell

Close Shave by Ridley Pearson

Love Match by Lisa Scottoline

A Peach of a Shot by Daniel Stashower

The Chair by Mike Lupica