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The World Cup Mystery (The Headline Hero Series Book 9) Kindle Edition

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THE WORLD CUP MYSTERY

A killing before kick-off… and a crime reporter who must crack the case before the final whistle

It’s July 1966 – and England is football crazy as fans cheer their team on to win the World Cup. There are millions who’d kill for a ticket to the final in London’s Wembley Stadium. Then café owner Sergio Parisi is found murdered in his own kitchen – and his World Cup Final ticket missing.

As Evening Chronicle crime reporter Colin Crampton, and his feisty Australian girlfriend Shirley Goldsmith, chase down the story, they find a link to the theft of the World Cup’s Jules Rimet trophy. And Colin has a race against time to prevent an even deadlier crime. The laughs are never far from the action when Colin and Shirley face dangers they never anticipated as they race to crack the case.

“Full of jokes, big and small, funny comments and sharp improvisations.” – Northern Reader
“Mixes fact and fiction giving an exciting read.” – Me and My Book

Book 9 of 10

The Headline Hero Series
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Colin Crampton, crime correspondent of the Brighton evening Chronicle

Brighton is a great town on the south coast of England

Meet the author

Peter Bartram brings years of experience as a journalist to his Crampton of the Chronicle crime mystery series. His novels are fast-paced and humorous - the action is matched by the laughs.

The books feature a host of colourful characters as befits stories set in Brighton, one of Britain's most trend-setting towns. Peter began his career as a reporter on a local weekly newspaper before editing newspapers and magazines in London, England and, finally, becoming freelance. He has done most things in journalism from door-stepping for quotes to writing serious editorials. He’s pursued stories in locations as diverse as 700-feet down a coal mine and a courtier’s chambers at Buckingham Palace.

Peter is a member of the Society of Authors and the Crime Writers' Association.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09GYPJLH8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 5, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3802 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 350 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09GZT3DXT

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- #826 in Action & Adventure Literary Fiction
- #931 in British & Irish Literary Fiction
- #2,959 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store)

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Peter Bartram brings years of experience as a journalist to his Crampton of the Chronicle crime mystery series. His novels are fast-paced and humorous - the action is matched by the laughs. The books feature a host of colorful characters as befits stories set in Brighton, one of Britain's most trend-setting towns.

You can download Murder in Capital Letters, a free book in the series, for your Kindle from www.colincrampton.com.

Peter began his career as a reporter on a local weekly newspaper before editing newspapers and magazines in London, England and, finally, becoming freelance. He has done most things in journalism from door-stepping for quotes to writing serious editorials. He’s pursued stories in locations as diverse as 700-feet down a coal mine and a courtier’s chambers at Buckingham Palace. Peter is a member of the Society of Authors and the Crime Writers' Association.

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Shurl

Intriguing Plot Twists

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021

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As always Crampton is in the thick of danger! On a romantic trip where Collin plans to ask Shirley to marry him, they instead rescue an abused mafia wife. That leads to a frantic escape from Italy back to the safety of England. But is it safe from the long arm of the mafia? Soon Collin is a marked man as he has humiliated a mafia family heir by stealing his wife away! In addition, the rescued wife's father has been murdered in England which leads Collin on a wild chase of illegal activities, an additional murder, a kidnapping with intent to kill, a secret covert foreign agent, and ends with Collin looking down the barrels of two different enemy guns! How will he escape this time? Will Shirley be widowed before she is even married?

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2022

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What a thrilling story, right up to the end! A lot of twists and turns. This is a great series.

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Kevin Denis

A World Cup ticket leads to a story of international proportion

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021

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Colin Crampton and his girlfriend, Shirley Goldsmith, are back for an another adventure. This time, a World Cup ticket leads them into danger -- after all, two men have already been killed for it. Peter Bertram keeps the story moving along and readers eagerly wanting to know what the next story will be. Highly recommended!

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F Booth

1966 and all that...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2021

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The World Cup Mystery - Kindle edition. Brighton's ace reporter Colin Crampton, on the verge of proposing to long time girlfriend Shirl in a suitably romantic setting, gets caught up in saving a damsel in distress. That delays the prospects of marriage but kick-starts a ripping yarn that reaches its climax as the famous World Cup of 1966 is well under way and racing on a knife edge towards the final whistle.
The plot is complex enough, but author Peter Bartram ingeniously slips in further distractions for the reporter hero. Once you start reading The World Cup Mystery, prepare to burn the midnight oil.

JanG

Entertaining read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2021

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I really like a book series with a continuity of the main characters. Character descriptions can be very comical, the storyline usually intriguing and brilliant and I particularly love the scrapes Colin’s landlady gets herself in in each book.
Overall a very enjoyable read.

valerie H

The world cup mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2021

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Another good book with Colin and shirley . Each book gets better. Waiting for the next. Well worth reading if you haven't yet read the series. Five stars to Peter Bertram for such enjoyable books.

M Adams

I was instantly hooked.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2021

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I enjoy a story where the the lead characters are likeable and that’s the case here. It was a bit different reading a crime novel set in the 60’s. I intend to read more in this series.

Lynsay J Lovell

Another great read from Peter Bartram

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2021

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This book continues in the same vein as the previous books in the series. It is pacey and witty as well as being a good mystery.

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