BBC · Nov 5, 2016
Inside the literary mind of Steve Bruce
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce's foray into the world of crime fiction was largely forgotten about until Seamas O'Reilly's review of Striker!Spoiler alert: The following contains plot details from Steve Bruce's trilogy of crime thriller novels Striker!, Sweeper! And Defender! If you have the means to get your hands on these out-of-print rarities and don't want to find out how Sherlockian football manager Steve Barnes foils everyone from Irish terrorists to rogue Mossad agents then do not read on…
Steve Bruce - you know him right? Football manager and Manchester United hero.
A league-winning captain and no-nonsense centre half who was arguably the best to never play for his country.