Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Air | 1986 | Mike Lupica | Buy |
| 2 | Extra Credits | 1988 | Mike Lupica | Buy |
| 3 | Limited Partner | 1990 | Mike Lupica | Buy |
The Peter Finley series represents Mike Lupica’s first foray into adult fiction. Dead Air (1986), Extra Credits (1988), and Limited Partner (1990) are media-world thrillers that draw on Lupica’s own background as a sports columnist and broadcaster. The trilogy predates his much larger body of YA sports fiction and adult mystery work.
Dead Air drops Finley into a murder investigation tied to the television industry, while Extra Credits moves the action to a college campus where academic corruption turns deadly. Limited Partner rounds out the trilogy with a story set in the professional sports ownership world, a subject Lupica knew well from decades of covering the business side of athletics.
These books are hard to find today, but they offer a window into Lupica’s early career before he became one of the most popular YA sports fiction authors in the country. Fans of his later work may be surprised by the darker tone and adult subject matter here.