Book Four – The Sports Mysteries Bethlehem has always taken its sports seriously. From echoing gymnasiums and dusty athletic fields to private clubs where reputations are guarded as closely as trophies, competition runs deep here. It’s not just about winning—it’s about pride, identity, and the quiet deals made when no one’s watching the scoreboard. That’s where Vince DeLucca comes in. Across the three tales collected in Book Four , Vince finds himself once again drawn into cases that look harmless on the surface—sports stories, really—but reveal something darker underneath. A missing object. A vanished symbol. A silence that shouldn’t exist. As always, Vince isn’t chasing glory or headlines. He’s chasing truth, even when it hides behind uniforms, traditions, and men who insist the past should stay buried. Each of these mysteries stands on its own, yet together they share a common thread: the collision of competition and conscience. Sports may set the stage, but what’s at stake is always more than a final score. “The Case of the Vanishing Cannon” brings history into play. When a symbolic artifact tied to Bethlehem’s sporting past goes missing, Vince is asked to find more than an object—he’s asked to restore meaning. The search forces him to confront how memory, nostalgia, and pride can distort reality, especially when too many people have something to lose if the past is examined too closely. In “The Missing Clubs,” the action moves off the field and into more exclusive territory. A quiet request from a respected institution leads Vince into a world governed by tradition, status, and unspoken rules. The disappearance itself is troubling—but it’s the reluctance to talk, the careful omissions, that raise Vince’s suspicions. In a place where appearances matter more than honesty, uncovering the truth means upsetting more than one carefully arranged balance. Finally, in “Full Court Press,” Vince drops into the pressure cooker of local basketball, where tempers flare, loyalties shift, and something valuable disappears at the worst possible moment. What begins as a straightforward search quickly turns into a study of ambition—how far someone will go to protect a legacy, and how easily teamwork fractures when the clock is running out. Together, these three stories showcase Vince DeLucca doing what he does best: listening more than he speaks, noticing what others overlook, and pushing forward when the easy answer would be to walk away. In Bethlehem, even games have consequences—and Vince is the one man willing to follow them to their final whistle.