THE BANKS CLUB

One shot destroys the day, and the golf trip to the Outer Banks. One damn shot. Rick Palumbo watches it cut through the glorious sunshine like a knife through butter, the morning breeze having absolutely no effect on its trajectory. Then it disappears into the trees down the right side of the fairway. Mike Tompkins, the guy who hit the shot, grabs a two-iron from his bag and heads down the right rough swinging the iron from side to side like a weed-eater in attack mode. When he arrives at the point of entry, he steps into the woods to find his ball. Moments later, his three playing partners follow in his footsteps to help with the search. Mike is nowhere to be found. But his two-iron is wrapped around a tree and blood is covering the bottom of the face

Jerry Radford is a former advertising agency president who won hundreds of creative writing awards in print, television and radio. His creative juices now flow through the pages of suspense novels, introducing readers to gripping plots full of vivid characters who come to life with snappy dialogue, humor, and a grittiness that demands a turn of page. A sense of place infuses realism and insight. Twists, turns, and stunning conclusions are his trademark.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Radford and his wife, Jean, now reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia.