Author: Palmer Tom
Interest age: from c 9 years
Published on 6 August 2009 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Puffin) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Foul Play' series.
Paperback | 256 pages
196 x 129 x 17 | 182g
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?