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James Baker has earned a starting wide receiver spot at Churchill High in San Antonio. During an early scrimmage, he takes a blow to the head. He doesn't want to lose his starting spot, so he keeps his concussion hidden from everyone in his life. James is determined to keep playing at all costs--but is being on the field ever more important than his health? San Antonio is from Texas Fridays, an EPIC Press series.

High school football and mystery overlap as private detective Pete Hamilton is called upon to investigate the disappearance of a student at Permian High School. As Pete digs into the case, he delves deeper into Odessa's underbelly, eventually unearthing connections to the highest levels of Odessa's establishment--both in and out of football. Will the consequences of this case prove too costly for Pete to pursue it? Or will he put his life on the line...

Darren Taylor is an all-state defensive end on one of the top teams in Houston. Only football promises to take him away from his gang-filled neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. But during a preseason scrimmage, Darren tears up his right shoulder, taking him out for the season. The sudden uncertainty sends Darren into a spiral, leading to an addiction to pain pills that threatens to end his football career--and, maybe, his life.