Spotlight Striker

The titles in the 'Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels' series feature full-colour, full-throttle sports stories packed with action and adventure.

When Homicide Detective Jacob Striker discovers a torture chamber in a steel barn down by the river, he is propelled into an investigation that leads to two mysterious bombers. Every few hours, another victim is targeted, located - and then blown to smithereens. Very quickly, Striker realizes the attacks are not random. But one obvious question remains: Why?With people dying at an alarming rate, Striker desperately searches for an answer to this question. When he discovers it, a stark coldness fills him. For he begins to understand. The reason leads back to a police file that is now ten years old. To a dark and dangerous place across the seas. And to one of Striker's oldest mentors and dearest friends. With time running out, Striker must catch the two bombers before they finish the job and complete their kill list. Otherwise there will be little left for Jacob Striker to save. Little left, but dust and bones.

Matty hasn't improved his soccer skills in a while, so he switches things up by playing some street ball.

Jonas Lightning Fine is flashy, while Hank Thunder Wilde exudes power. Will Thunder and Lightning rip the Cyclones apart, or will the two wide recievers come together to create the perfect offensive storm?

Trenton and Mike tackle defense differently: one uses his brain, the other his brawn - but both excel.

Columbine. Dunblane. Virginia Tech. Winnenden. But Saint Patrick's High? In his first hour back from a six-month leave of absence, Detective Jacob Striker's day quickly turns into a nightmare. He is barely on scene five minutes at his daughter's high school when he encounters an Active Shooter situation. Three man wearing hockey masks have stormed the school with firearms and are killing indiscriminately. Striker takes immediate action. Within minutes, two of the gunmen are dead and But the last gunman, Red Mask, does something unexpected. He runs up to his fallen comrade, racks the shotgun, and unloads five rounds into the man, obliterating his face and hands. Before Striker can react, Red Mask flees - and escapes. Against the clock, Striker investigates the killings for which there is no known motive and no known suspect. Soon his investigation takes him to darker places, and the closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous his world becomes. Until Striker himself is in the line of fire.

Striker’s Grove: New Berkshire Connection is the second book in the series, following Striker’s Grove, where a group of friends affectionately known as the Six-Pack had gone through some difficult twists and turns. Continuing with the account of their lives in this book, some families remain together while achieving personal and career growth, and others endure life-altering circumstances, undesirable choices with consequences, and changes in family dynamics. An old love returns, friends move away, old friends move closer, some careers are budding, others are coming to a close, families are growing while others are fading. Through it all, the offspring of the Six-Pack enjoy life to the fullest, determining the paths their futures will take.