Steven R. Lundin’s Shooting an Albatross is a fast-paced and highly compelling novel based on historical fact. In 1943, we were at war and it was the only year in our history that the PGA cancelled the full season of professional golf tournaments. It was also the year that the 170th Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army took over the El Rancho Golf Course in Hollywood, leaving the movie moguls living along the back side of the course torn between feeling disgruntled and patriotic. When a gauntlet is thrown―a challenge match between an Army General and a Navy Admiral―the two golf novices choose partners with care. From the Army side comes Private Evan Wilkins, a highly skilled golfer from small-town Idaho. As the story unfolds, we discover that Private Wilkins has formed another pairing, this time with Amanda, the daughter of one of the neighboring film moguls. As their passions grow amid a backdrop of military jealousy, the deafening drum roll of war, and the heat of competition, we get a sense of foreboding. What follows is a psychological thriller worthy of the best war movies made, with resentment at the core and murder in the heart. For readers who love a well told tale encompassing all the best elements of fact-based fiction, and some very exciting golf thrown in, this is the book.
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