Own Goals by Phil Andrews
When City's star Italian footballer is had up for sexual assault by a glamorous model, the media has a field day. The Northern Premiership club secretary thinks they've been framed and employs Steve Strong to investigate. As a film noir buff with a tenuous connection to the model, Strong is hardly qualified for the job of PI. And as he checks out the behind-the-stadium-scenes, he soon discovers that there's something far more sinister afoot than a sex scandal. But can he avoid a permanent transfer before the whistle blows? Set in a gritty Yorkshire city, "Own Goals" offers an insider's view of big time soccer, its players and directors, and the seedy side of a modern British city, its clubs, pubs, good-time girls and shady businessmen.
'A highly enjoyable cunningly plotted thriller with an amiable, witty PI. and an authentic behind-the-scenes Premier League backdrop for footie fans' -- Publishing News 'Murder, sex, blackmail and financial chicanery. At last - here's a City team with more problems than Manchester City' -- Colin Shindler, author of MANCHESTER UNITED RUINED 'A sardonic, witty debut' -- Publishing News
Phil Andrews is an award-winning sports journalist, currently a freelance soccer writer for the Independent and Independent on Sunday. He spent his early years in a Yorkshire mining town and currently lives in Leeds. He has worked for the BBC, as a theatre, opera and film critic, and is currently in PR. This is his first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340748220 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340748222 |
| Title | Own Goals |
| Author | Phil Andrews |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year published | 2000-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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