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  • Published: 2 October 2009
  • ISBN: 9780141931135
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

Foul Play: Dead Ball



The second book in the thrilling new crime-meets-football detective series

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?

  • Published: 2 October 2009
  • ISBN: 9780141931135
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

About the author

Tom Palmer

As well as being a huge football fan, Tom Palmer has an international reputation in reader development. He is a coordinator of the Reading Partners consortium, works with The Reading Agency, Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust, and has been the official writer for the Premier League Reading Stars scheme for five years.

He also teaches annually for the Arvon Foundation, and has travelled around the world to train librarians and teachers in techniques to encourage boys to read. Foul Play is Tom's first book for Puffin, the first in the Football Detective series.

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