MAX POWER is a slam-dunk page-turner. Little nails the pressure of pro athletics—the fame, the fall, the comeback—while delivering a fast-paced murder mystery that starts with a dead woman in an NFL superstar’s hotel room and never lets up. Maxwell Powers isn’t some cartoon detective; he’s a washed-up NBA legend who uses real pattern-recognition skills (that “Sherlock Syndrome” is genius) to unravel the conspiracy. The twists are sharp, the action is intense, and the bromance between Max and Bobby Smalls feels authentic. If you like Lee Child or Michael Connelly but want a story soaked in locker-room realism and big-league stakes, this is it.