Foul Play
by Tom Palmer
Danny is obsessed with two things: football and investigating crimes.
So when England and City footballing hero Sam Roberts is reported missing the day after Danny saw him being taken, blindfolded, into the bowels of the City FC stadium late at night, he's determined to get to the bottom of it. But is Danny getting into something he can't handle?
This fast moving story line is brilliantly written and will have you hooked from the beginning.
Publisher: Puffin
Extract
'Danny sat with his back to a Portakabin.
He was now right next to City Stadium, looking at the players’ entrance and a fire exit from the side of the main stand. Danny had never been this close to the door the players slipped in and out of before and after games. This was the car park – empty now – where all the Ferraris and Porsches would normally be parked.
After the chase, Danny’s body was beginning to calm down. He felt exhausted. In his legs. His lungs. His head. What had he been thinking? Tracking burglars. Being chased through the streets by a criminal at three in the morning. Nearly being caught! And losing his notebook. How had that come out of his pocket?'
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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.
As well as the Football Detective series, he is the author of the forthcoming Boys United series, also for Puffin Books.
Find out more about Tom on his website www.tompalmer.co.uk
http://www.tompalmer.co.uk
Tom Palmer Photo: Puffin
