This book gives the reader a chance to watch an expert play a number of hands, either as declarer or defender. Most of the hands come from the author's own experience in top-level play. As usual in this type of presentation, the reader is offered the opportunity to make his own decisions at critical points in the play, and will be able to learn from situations where an expert took a different line of play - rightly or wrongly!
Roy Hughes (Toronto) is a Canadian expert who has played in a number of World Championships. His previous MPP book was Building a Bidding System.
"The majority of the deals focus on declarer play but a fair smattering of bidding decisions and defensive problems inject a sense of variety that turn a good book into an excellent one. Unlike other authors who have tried this style and relied on artistic licence from time to time (Reese and myself included!) Hughes freely admits when he has not actually involved at the table or where he has changed a few cards to make the deal more interesting (or more rewarding to the correct play). Hughes writes with a gentle authority that endears him to readers and I can thoroughly recommend this book to players at or seeking to attain a high level of play." - Julian Pottage