Sparkling Stars #4

Sport Facts presents a collection of athletic trivia drawn from across American sports history, including notable achievements by distance runner Joe Ray, boxer Eddie Symms's career pivot to Hollywood after a knockout loss, and the real name behind baseball's legendary manager Connie Mack. The piece also highlights a remarkable 65-yard field goal kicked by Princeton's James T. Haxall back in 1882—a record that still stands as the longest authenticated kick of its era.

Retired insurance detective Thomas McPherson is called in to investigate a troubling spike in deaths at Sunnyside Rest Farm, a pastoral haven for the elderly—and his examination of four suspicious cases reveals a sinister pattern of calculated murders masquerading as accidents and natural causes. With each victim insured by the Union Insurance Company, McPherson must untangle how someone at the home has been methodically engineering the deaths to collect on their policies. As the detective reconstructs the evidence, a shocking conspiracy emerges that reaches far beyond the quiet mountain facility.

2nd Lt. Joseph E. Sarnoski mans the nose gun of a U.S. Army Flying Fortress on a mapping mission over the South Pacific when ten enemy fighters intercept the bomber. Mortally wounded in the ensuing battle, Sarnoski and his crewmates—including pilot Maj. Jay Zeamer, Jr. and co-pilot 2nd Lt. J.T. Britton—fight back with everything they have, facing sustained attacks at dangerously low altitudes as damage mounts and systems fail. This is the true account of a crew's extraordinary courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds.