The Dance by John Tuccillo

As the Windham College Spartans win their first trip to the Big Dance, John Stella is once again involved in murder. As the fans storm the basketball court to celebrate the victory court, Assistant coach Ray Hopson lies crumpled on the bench, the victim of poison. Solving the case will require the untangling of relationships on and off the court that reach back over twenty years. All this plays out against the backdrop of the unlikely run of the underdog Spartans through the NCAA tournament.