Philip Kerr: False Nine (UK 2016)

From the Publisher:
Just because football is a game, it doesn't mean you have to play fair.

Football manager Scott Manson needs a new job, but finding one in the star-studded world of international football isn't easy. A new position in Shanghai turns out to be part of an elaborate sting operation - and in Barcelona, he's not hired as a football manager, but as a detective. Barca's star player is missing, and Scott has a month to track him down.

As Scott follows the trail from Paris to Antigua, he encounters corrupt men, wicked women, and the rotten heart of the beautiful game...

Philip Kerr: False Nine. A Scott Manson Thriller. Head of Zeus, ISBN: 9781784971748 (March, 2016), 375 p., £7.99.

Philip Kerr: False Nine (UK 2015)

From the Publisher:
Just because football's a game, it doesn't mean you have to play fair.
Scott Manson needs to leave England. His career managing London City football team is over, and it cuts deep to watch them play on without him.

But finding a job in the star-studded world of international football is harder than it looks. A new position in Shanghai turns out to be part of an elaborate sting operation. And in Barcelona, he's hired not as a football manager, but as a detective. Barca's star player is missing, and they need to find him fast.

Scott has a month to track him down. As he follows the trail from Paris to Antigua, he encounters corrupt men, wicked women, and the rotten core of the beautiful game...

Philip Kerr: False Nine. A Scott Manson Thriller. Head of Zeus, ISBN: 9781784971724 (November, 2015), 375 p., £14.99, eBook £9.99.