The Thin White Line

Winner of the Cricket Writers' Club Book of the Year Award 2021 A revelatory insider account of a global story that sent shockwaves through cricket which still reverberate - the spot-fixing scandal of 2010. Perfect for every cricket fan! By Nick Greenslade, former deputy sport editor of The Timesand The Sunday Times. The scandal stunned the wider sporting world and confirmed the reputation of the News of the World's Mazher Mahmood as the most controversial news reporter of his generation. This gripping and forensically researched book: Takes the reader through the twists and turns of those fateful days late one August and beyond Shines a light on the tradecraft of the News of the Worldteam and how they exposed the criminal scheming of the cricketers and their fixer Mazhar Majeed Brings you exclusive views and insights from the international cricketers, commentators, reporters, officials and lawyers involved Reveals how deeply fixing had penetrated the Pakistan dressing room, and lifts the lid on the black arts of investigative reporting which would eventually prove Mahmood's undoing Benefits from exclusive access to previously unpublished News of the Worlddocuments Discover how the spot-fixing scandal started a stunning chain of events that saw the News of the Worldshut down, Pakistan captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir banned and sent to prison and Mahmood himself put behind bars.