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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1991. 1st edition, August 1991, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Bishop ( Sand Against the Tide ) scores a smashing goal chronicling the deadly games played out by the men and women connected to the Los Angeles Ravens soccer team. Bishop's passion for soccer and his belief in the value of sports keeps the reader rooting for the home team. Goalie Ian Chapel loses one eye and his career with Britain's World Cup soccer team when kicked during a game by West German player Kurt Wagstaff. Isolated by self-pity, Chapel nonetheless agrees to the request of his old SAS commander, Sir Adam Qwale, to investigate the murder of the Ravens' goalie. Despite his handicap, Chapel will assume the dead man's position on the team.. Returning to L.A., he finds Wagstaff now a member of the Ravens--a minor irritant compared with the big-league troubles served up by… Read More

NY, NY: Forge, 1994. 1st ed. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. James Burlane , ex CIA, now private eye, and soccer enthuiast is called to investigated a murder at the World Cup of 1994.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.