{"product_id":"bookie-gambler-fixer-spy-by-ed-hawkins-9781408169964","title":"Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WISDEN CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Hawkins knows both cricket and gambling, but his greatest asset in this penetrative investigation is nerve’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Sports Books of the Year, Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Brilliantly and vividly told … The cricket world … should know more about how the gambling end of the fixing saga actually works. And they should start with this book’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– The Cricketer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The most explosive book yet about corruption in cricket'\u003c\/strong\u003e - Lawrence Booth, editor of \u003cem\u003eWisden Cricketers' Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA startling and powerful journey to the very core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and the match-fixing that now runs rife throughout world cricket.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor several years Ed Hawkins made friends with India's illegal bookmakers - men who boast turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars per cricket match - as well as the corruption officers of the International Cricket Council who are trying to shut them down. It's a shady world and rumours abound. But then Hawkins receives a message that changes everything and he decides it is time to expose the truth behind match-fixing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBookie Gambler Fixer Spy\u003c\/em\u003e is a story featuring politicians, governing bodies, illegal bookmakers and powerless players - as well as corruption, intimidation and even suicide. It is a story that touches all cricket-playing nations around the world. It is a story that every cricket fan must read. You might never again watch a cricket match without suspicion...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462656573676,"sku":"9781408169964","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781408169964-bookie-gambler-fixer-spy.jpg?v=1775020223","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bookie-gambler-fixer-spy-by-ed-hawkins-9781408169964","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}