Bucky’s heart froze. Even in the darkness, he recognized the two gamblers. “You played a pretty good game in there, kid. And we’ve collected good loot on you boys this year. But now we’re ready to make our final score. And we aren’t leaving anything to chance.”

“You can’t be wanting anything from me.”

“Oh, we know all about you, Stone. You’re the kid the coach trusts most. So when you help us out Thursday, ain’t nobody going to suspect a thing!”

“You want the Panthers to lose? You know I won’t do it.” He glared at Bill. “Tell ‘em!”

The guard snickered. “For the kind of money these guys have sittin’ around, you’ll do it.”

“How much money are you guys talking about?”

“How does $5,000 sound?”

“I told you I can’t, man.” The stubborn words hung in the cold night air. Bucky glanced around, but no one was around to help.

“We gotta have you, kid. Things have gone too far to back out.”

Volume Six is a tight thriller, with our young Christian hero fighting sinister underworld sports betting mob guys. Can he expose the rigging of a varsity championship basketball game without getting himself killed?

Bucky Stone is blessed with talent on the basketball court, which right now has him in a world of hurt. Check out the action! And be sure to download the other nine adventures in the series.

Author David B. Smith grew up in Bangkok and is, by his own admission, a fumbling athlete. “I live out all my unfulfilled fantasies through Bucky’s exploits.” He and his wife Lisa are retired in Newbury Park, California.