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Dead Ball

Book Synopsis

Russian billionaire Dmitri Tupolev and a mystery Englishman agree to fix an important match in Russia’s favour by intimidating the England goalie, Alex Finn. But Alex goes against their wishes. His punishment: an ‘accidental’ car crash and he’s out of the return game in Russia.

Something is going on with England’s replacement goalie, and Danny soon finds himself caught up with the criminals of the footballing underworld. Will he unravel the match-fixing mystery?

Our Review Panel says...

Football Detective, Danny Harte, takes on a Russian billionaire who is threatening to destroy the English game. Most of the action takes place in Russia and the stadiums the World Cup finals will be played in.

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