A football manager in the 70s is struggling to keep his team and his job together when an away game brings him to London, where the shadow of IRA terrorism stirs - a gripping read for fans of Peter James, John Grisham and Robert Harris.
Tensions escalate between a beleaguered manager and his pressured players ahead of a big First Division match in the 1970s, as the country prepares for a general election and IRA men wait for the signal to bring a plot into action. An engaging traditional thriller from the much-followed former political strategist.
A great book. It has everything - thrilling suspense, intrigue, funny - and what an ending. I couldn't put it down
