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Hi folks. Any recommendations for crime novels with UK football (soccer) backdrop?

Hi folks. Any recommendations for crime novels with UK football (soccer) backdrop?

Adrian #recommend

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Gary

Dead if you Don’t by Peter James is partially set at the AmEx (Brighton)

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Gerry

Broken Skin by Stuart MacBride has an Aberdeen player (fictional player) as a suspect and I think one of the John Harvey books references football (the Charlie Resnick character is a Notts County fan). Failing that, any books on Rangers is criminal ?

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Andrea

One of the last Quentin jardine Bob skinner books revolved around a football player(s) can’t remember the name tho

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Ian

Phillip Kerr’s series of books set around a football club

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Karen

Try Dangerous Score by Michael Bearcroft. The lead character is a professional footballer and there are several parts which show the behind the scenes action in a football club. The author was Chairman of Corby FC in the past so knows his stuff.

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Karen

I have a list here https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/2010/02/football-focus.html tho prob a bit behind the times.

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AdrianQuestion author

That’s great Karen. Thanks.

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Alan

@Dougie

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Geoff

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glasgow-Gang-Dirty-Rouge-Book-ebook/dp/B07CBJ2Q9F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=201F3ZSVRFD4X&keywords=a+glasgow+gang+war&qid=1555766992&s=gateway&sprefix=a+

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Dona

@Geoff just downloaded this tyvm 4 link x

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AdrianQuestion author

Looks good. Thanks.

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Simon

Penalties by Stephen Leather is good.

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Michael

Putting the Book In by Dan Kavanagh aka Julian Barnes. A bit dated but very funny and well-observed on lower league football.

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Susan

The book is set in 1939 written around that time arsenal team of 1939 are unstoppable but are facing the trojans an amateur team on a winning streak. During the second half a player drops dead features the actual 1939 arsenal squad. In the British Library classic crime. Hope this helps.

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Gail

I saw one in Oxfam the other day by Neil White called Fallen Idols which looked quite good.

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Claire

@Graham’s Matching The Evidence has a backdrop of policing a football match. The rest of the series is pretty darn good too, though not so much football!

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Graham

@Claire thanks for the mention.

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Claire

No problem!

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AdrianQuestion author

Thanks so much for all the brilliant responses. Enough there to keep me going until Accrington Stanley win the European Champions Cup. Real eye-opener: I never guessed there would be so many. The discovery of two heads in the boardroom of Glasgow Rangers Ibrox stadium caught my attention so may start there. Spoilt for choice.

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Karl

Scott Manson series by Phil Kerr. Absolutely brilliant books. I think the first is called ‘false nine’

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Maggie

Red is the Colour – Mark Fowler. An excellent read

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