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Putting the Boot In

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Putting the Boot In by Dan Kavanagh is a gritty crime novel centred around private investigator Duffy, who delves into the murky world of football corruption. Tasked with uncovering a conspiracy within a struggling club, he navigates threats and deception in a fast-paced, darkly humorous narrative. As tensions rise, Duffy must untangle the web of greed and betrayal before it's too late.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a fan of gritty, fast-paced thrillers with a touch of dark humour. Set in the world of football and crime, it offers an intriguing mix of tension and wit, captivating those who appreciate a plot full of twists and unique, edgy characters.

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Putting the Boot In

Wickedly funny, this is the third novel in the elusive Dan Kavanagh's London-based crime series featuring bisexual private detective Duffy.

Wickedly funny, this is the third novel in the elusive Dan Kavanagh's London-based crime series featuring bisexual private detective Duffy.

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Wickedly funny, this is the third novel in the elusive Dan Kavanagh's London-based crime series featuring bisexual private detective Duffy.

Things are hotting up in the Third Division, and it seems someone's nobbling players. Following the loss of one of his best strikers, Jimmy Lister, former England player and now ineffectual club manager, calls on the expertise of the inimitable Duffy.

Duffy must investigate the troubled world of lower-league football while also facing questions about his possible encounter with AIDS, whether he's cooked his frozen pizza for too long, and whether he's too short to be a decent goalkeeper.

Putting the Boot In combines crime, humour, and football in a gripping narrative that's bound to entertain.

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Putting the Boot In by Dan Kavanagh is celebrated for its exciting and amusingly dark nature. The Times praises its precise characterisation and gripping, ironically written action. The Spectator notes Kavanagh's effortless rise to the top of crime writing, while the Evening Standard calls it a vibrant and entertaining English thriller.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409150244

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Dan Kavanagh was born in County Sligo in 1946. Having devoted his adolescence to truancy, venery and petty theft, he left home at 17 and signed on as a deckhand on a Liberian tanker. After jumping ship at Montevideo, he roamed across the Americas taking a variety of jobs: he was a steer-wrestler, a waiter-on-roller-skates at a drive-in eatery in Tucson, and a bouncer in a gay bar in San Francisco. He is currently working in London at jobs he declines to specify, and lives in north Islington.

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