Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 4/2/2012

4/2/1972:
The Philadelphia Flyers miss a chance at the playoffs int he last four seconds of the final game of the regular season. The Flyers need a win or a tie against the Sabres to advance. Philadelphia has a 2-0 lead midway through the second period, but allows Buffalo to tie the contest at the 8:47 mark of the third period. The two clubs are still deadlocked with four seconds remaining when Garry Meehan of the Sabres scores on a 30-foot shot past Philadelphia goaltender Doug Favell. The 3-2 Sabre win disqualifies the Flyers from the Flyers from the playoffs with a record of 26-38-14, but Philadelphia will not miss them again until 1990.

Birthdays:
Luke Appling b. 1907
Carmen Basilio b. 1927
Dick Radatz b. 1937
Don Sutton b. 1945
Linford Christie b. 1960

WHODUNIT

Irene Huss is stretched to the limit between the demands of her family and her intense work as an inspector in the Göteborg Violent Crimes Unit. When she is drawn into a murder investigation, she follows a trail of sordidness to find the liberal foundations of Swedish society cracking under the weight of drugs, violence, and racism. If you’re jonesing for the next Stieg Larsson, you’ll find some comfort here.

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR HUSS, by Helene Tursten (Soho Crime, 2004)