''MVP'' is the
debut novel of writer
James Boice
James Montgomery Boice (July 7, 1938 – June 15, 2000) was an American Reformed Christian theologian, Bible teacher, author, and speaker known for his writing on the authority of Scripture and the defence of Biblical inerrancy. He was also th ...
. It follows the life story of Gilbert Marcus, a star basketball player who rapes and kills a woman in a hotel room during the off-season. The prologue was featured in ''
Esquire Magazine''
New Books from Our Contributors – Esquire
/ref> in September 2006. '' Publishers Weekly'' described it as a "stunning debut."
References
External links
Official web site
2007 American novels
Novels about rape
American sports novels
Basketball books
2007 debut novels
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