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Back The Game
Chapters (68)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. NOW
  4. One
  5. BEFORE
  6. Two
  7. Three
  8. Four
  9. Five
  10. Six
  11. Seven
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  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
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  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Sixteen
  21. Seventeen
  22. Eighteen
  23. Nineteen
  24. Twenty
  25. NOW
  26. Twenty-One
  27. BEFORE
  28. Twenty-Two
  29. Twenty-Three
  30. Twenty-Four
  31. Twenty-Five
  32. Twenty-Six
  33. Twenty-Seven
  34. Twenty-Eight
  35. Twenty-Nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-One
  38. Thirty-Two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. Thirty-Four
  41. Thirty-Five
  42. Thirty-Six
  43. Thirty-Seven
  44. Thirty-Eight
  45. NOW
  46. Thirty-Nine
  47. BEFORE
  48. Forty
  49. Forty-One
  50. Forty-Two
  51. Forty-three
  52. Forty-Four
  53. Forty-Five
  54. Forty-Six
  55. Forty-Seven
  56. Forty-Eight
  57. Forty-Nine
  58. Fifty
  59. Fifty-One
  60. NOW
  61. Fifty-Two
  62. Fifty-Three
  63. Fifty-Four
  64. Fifty-Five
  65. AFTER
  66. Fifty-Six
  67. Acknowledgements
  68. About the Author

It didn’t matter that he had been able to ignore it. To know that John was wrong. To know that it wasn’t the truth. That Natasha didn’t mean anything she said.

For the briefest of moments, Mark had been no better than them.

The nervous feeling continued to build, trying to work out what he would say if John’s solicitor asked him about his thoughts that night.

What lies he would tell.

That’s all he had left.

Lies to allow him to sleep at night.

Acknowledgements

This book is in your hands thanks to the work and support of many, many people. My deepest appreciation to the following…

Steve Cavanagh, Craig Robertson and David Jackson, for all the friendship and support. Bethan Jones, my editor, who was instrumental to getting this novel right – no easy task! Thanks for the brilliant notes and believing in the idea. Also Jess Barratt, who is still the most amazing publicist. A huge thank you to the whole team at Simon & Schuster, who stuck with me for five books and turned me into a full-time writer back in 2014. You made a dream come true. Although this is the last book we’ll work on together, I will forever appreciate what you’ve done for me and will miss you all. For Jo Dickinson, who worked on this book all too briefly, but greatly influenced it. To Agent Phil Patterson, who continues to be an absolute rock. For all the readers, who continue to come back to read what’s happening in Scouseland. Thank you so much. To Liverpool F.C. for breaking that thirty year duck. It was our year. Finally to Mike Hale, Jemma Hale, Daniel Veste, Laura Veste, for being more than just family. Also, the rest of the Veste, Woodland, Hale, Kirkham, Brisk and Smith clan.

And the best for last, as always, Emma, Abigail and Megan. My whole life.

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About the Author

Luca Veste is a writer of Italian and Scouse heritage, married with two young daughters. He studied psychology and criminology at university in Liverpool, and he is the author of seven novels: Dead Gone, The Dying Place, Bloodstream and Then She Was Gone are all part of the Murphy and Rossi series. His other novels, The Bone Keeper, The Six and The Game, are standalones. He is also the co-creator of the acclaimed podcast Two Crime Writers and a Microphone, which he records with fellow crime author Steve Cavanagh.

Follow @LucaVeste on Twitter and Facebook.

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