Professional Sports, NHL Hockey. Emma Lathen's witty insightful tale about how money underpins professional sports with charming characters such as the TV Symphony announcer who becomes an instant hit as a play by play hockey analyst, the scion of a legendary rich family who has an interest in a team, and more. Lathen has her regular cast of characters in full flight, fun, insight, and more.

• Cover
• Murder Without Icing
• Copyright
• 24 John Putnam Thatcher
• 6 Elizabeth & John Putnam Thatcher
• Murder Without Icing Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Cast
• Emma Lathen Political Mysteries
• Tom Walker Mysteries
• Financial & Other Facts
• Chapter 1. Oh, Say Can You See
• Chapter 2. Center Ice
• Chapter 3. Third Man In
• Chapter 4. Body Check
• Chapter 5. Blue Line
• Chapter 6. Behind the Cage
• Chapter 7. 2 on 1
• Chapter 8. High Sticking
• Chapter 9. On the Road
• Chapter 10. Power Play
• Chapter 11. Hat Trick
• Chapter 12. Digging It Out
• Chapter 13. Delayed Call
• Chapter 14. Leading the Rush
• Chapter 15. Face-Off
• Chapter 16. A Rude Gesture
• Chapter 17. Screen Shot
• Chapter 18. An Open Net
• Chapter 19. Penalty Killer
• Chapter 20. On the Fly
• Chapter 21. Goals Against
• Chapter 22. Ragging the Puck
• Chapter 23. Stick Handling
• Chapter 24. Against the Boards
• Chapter 25. Off Side
• Chapter 26. Cutting Down the Angle