"reels you in and doesn't let you go..."
10-Year Anniversary Edition!
PRAISE FOR The Tournament
"Ever since Santiago landed his magnificent fish in The Old Man and the Sea, fishing novels have been scarce on the horizon. Breaking the drought is The Tournament. It's a yarn Papa Hemingway and Robert Ruark would have savored."
Ben Steelman
Sunday Star News, Wilmington, NC
..."Nothing interferes with Kirkeby's ability to describe the action when a monster marlin takes the bait ... Kirkeby's scenes during a tumultuous storm are among the best I have ever read..."
Harold Hunt
Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Coral Springs, FL
"...a worthy first novel by a man who can write quite wonderfully about the excitement and detail of catching a fish."
Rosalind Brackenbury
Solares Hill, Key West, FL
"...you can practically taste the rum and feel the tropical heat. The fishing action, too, is particularly gripping and realistic. The Tournament is a quick and enjoyable adventure tale and while it may be of interest to those familiar with the sea, those who want to become familiar should also be impressed."
Mark Taylor
Soundings, Norfolk, VA
"Set in the Bahamas of the 1970's The Tournament combines elements of wealth, lost loves, and tournament fishing in an exciting, easy-to-read tale which is suitable for teenagers as well as adults."
Gail M. Morchower
International Game Fish Assn.
"I recently lucked into a copy of Kenneth Kirkeby;s new novel The Tournament and found it fascinating and unique...I read it in two sittings (it's 192 pages but I couldn't put it down). This is one novel that lives up to all the dust-jacket-type blurbs."
Art Harris
Jupiter Courier, FL
“From the start, The Tournament, by Ken Kirkeby reels you into the world of sport fishing and doesn’t let you go. Fishing is the key but by no means is it the only element in this well done novel.”
Jennifer Mahal
Paradise This Week, Key West, FL
Contact Information
For more information about The Tournament please visit www.tournamentbook.com
Individual copies can be ordered at (800) 431-1579 and will be processed immediately.
Bookstores, retailers, and fishing clubs can email us at krkirk@hotmail.com
(800) 431-1579
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09/08/06