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Rossetti goes to Moscow, taking his twelve-year-old daughter Emma along for the ride. It is a decision he lives to regret.
Newly crowned FA Cup-winners Hertsmere United desperately need an infusion of new blood. A certain Dimitri Murganev, the top scorer in the Russian second division last season, looks very attractive. But once in England the truculent Murganev proves strangely disappointing, especially to ex-Hertsmere player Mark Rossetti who, having witnessed the Russian's performance on home turf, had been keen to recommend him - and his less-than-bargain asking price - to the club.
Then another Russian star, the Gazza of the East, comes on offer. Perhaps a Russian team mate could put Murganev back on form? So Rossetti goes to Moscow once more. He has barely been there a week when Emma and Murganev's family vanish into Moscow's cold, thin air...
Written with the authority of an author who, as Paul Gascoigne's personal business manager, knows the game from the inside, Red Card is another page-turning thriller and a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the business that is football.
'It's very well-written... The boy done brilliant!' - Manchester Evening News
'Let's have Rossetti back for a return match, please' - Sunday Telegraph
'Comes close to doing for football what Dick Francis has done for the turf' - Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Mel Stein was born in London and has two children, boys aged five and three, both of whom are fully paid-up members of the Newcastle United Supporters Club. His main interest is Newcastle United but in his spare time, he is a partner in a firm of Westminster solicitors. His other novels include Danger Zone.
Genre: Mystery
Newly crowned FA Cup-winners Hertsmere United desperately need an infusion of new blood. A certain Dimitri Murganev, the top scorer in the Russian second division last season, looks very attractive. But once in England the truculent Murganev proves strangely disappointing, especially to ex-Hertsmere player Mark Rossetti who, having witnessed the Russian's performance on home turf, had been keen to recommend him - and his less-than-bargain asking price - to the club.
Then another Russian star, the Gazza of the East, comes on offer. Perhaps a Russian team mate could put Murganev back on form? So Rossetti goes to Moscow once more. He has barely been there a week when Emma and Murganev's family vanish into Moscow's cold, thin air...
Written with the authority of an author who, as Paul Gascoigne's personal business manager, knows the game from the inside, Red Card is another page-turning thriller and a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the business that is football.
Praise for Mel Stein:
'It's very well-written... The boy done brilliant!' - Manchester Evening News
'Let's have Rossetti back for a return match, please' - Sunday Telegraph
'Comes close to doing for football what Dick Francis has done for the turf' - Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Mel Stein was born in London and has two children, boys aged five and three, both of whom are fully paid-up members of the Newcastle United Supporters Club. His main interest is Newcastle United but in his spare time, he is a partner in a firm of Westminster solicitors. His other novels include Danger Zone.
Genre: Mystery
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