The Five Aces - Free Throw

The Five Aces are attending a charity handball tournament as mentors and coaches for a team of handicapped kids. Local sponsors are paying a hundred Euro per goal towards sports for disabled children. And there's more money coming in from the cake sale and from donation boxes. The Five Aces are over the moon when an elderly man contributes five 100 Euro notes to their box - but then the money suddenly disappears. And here's another strange thing: the team that's being sponsored by the local bakery hasn't scored a single goal throughout the whole tournament! The Five Aces investigate and find their worst suspicions confirmed…

Press acclaim for previous books in the Five Aces series:  

"This fast-paced sports-crime novel is a highly entertaining read." (Book of the Month review of " The Starting Shot" in Volkacher Bote)

"A superior sports detective story - lively storytelling by bestselling author Andreas Schlüter. Written with great attention to detail, yet easy to read, the books in this series make ideal holiday reading." (Bücherwurm und Leseratte)

"Another highly topical book series for boys takes the market by storm: the Five Aces are Olympic-standard detectives who show off their talents in these gripping sports detective adventures. Cleverly written and constructed in the tradition of the very best crime writing." (Jugendliteratur aktuell)