Bleachers
Author: John Grisham
High school All-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.As Coach Rake’s ‘boys’ sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming fiel….Read More
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