Reviews
Review by: Cassandra King Conroy, author of TELL ME A STORY: MY LIFE WITH PAT CONROY - May 17, 2022
"Kendall Astin is a dedicated women's rights activist married to the love of her life, legendary football coach Duke Astin. When Duke's career takes them to the deep South, where football is more religion than sport, their very existence is thrown into turmoil. Suddenly the battle on the field becomes metaphor for the battle of good vs. evil, resulting in tragedy and heartbreak. Carolyn Curry, the wife of a former football coach, tells a story she knows only too well, a story about much more than football. SUDDEN DEATH is a stunning debut novel of love, sports, and obsession, which kept me riveted to the very end, turning pages as fast as I could. This one is not to be missed!"
Review by: Tony Barnhart, author, journalist, and television broadcaster, The SEC Network - May 17, 2022
"When it comes to the triumphs and tragedies of being the wife of a football coach, no one has lived it more than Carolyn Curry. In SUDDEN DEATH, she takes us inside the sometimes glamorous, sometimes ruthless world of college football as seen through the eyes of Duke and Kendall Astin. He is a handsome, talented football player from Hawaii. She is a well-educated, independent woman from Atlanta who wants to go to law school. They meet and fall in love at UCLA and away we go. This isn't a men's book. It isn't a women's book. It is a tightly written page-turner that deals with important themes and keeps us hooked until the very end. Well done, Dr. Curry!"
Review by: Chuck Culpepper, author and sportswriter for national and international sports, The Washington Post - May 17, 2022
"With a gripping first novel, Carolyn Curry has probed a possibility of American life both unthinkable and plausible: a mass intersection of football, passion, and violence. She has forged an enthralling plot that doubles as a reflection about the terrain into which she has ventured. This is a bold, imaginative turn of work."
Review by: Ann Hite, award-winning author of GHOSTS ON BLACK MOUNTAIN - May 17, 2022
"SUDDEN DEATH, Carolyn Curry's debut novel, has something for all readers. Her characters walk off the page in this intriguing read. Doesn't get much better than Saturday afternoon college football. This story is much more than a mystery, but it has plenty of riddles to solve. Curry's passion for women's rights shines through in this story of Kendall, a wife of a university football coach. The author pulls you in for the ride of your life. Hold on!"