{"product_id":"9781408165973","title":"Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy: A Journey to the Heart of Cricket's Underworld","description":"\u003cb\u003eA startling and powerful journey to the very core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and the match-fixing that now runs rife throughout world cricket. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     For several years Ed Hawkins made friends with India's illegal bookmakers - men who boast turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars per cricket match - as well as the corruption officers of the International Cricket Council who are trying to shut them down. It's a shady world and rumours abound. But then Hawkins receives a message that changes everything and he decides it is time to expose the truth behind match-fixing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eBookie Gambler Fixer Spy\u003c\/i\u003e is a story featuring politicians, governing bodies, illegal bookmakers and powerless players - as well as corruption, intimidation and even suicide. It is a story that touches all cricket-playing nations around the world. It is a story that every cricket fan must read. You might never again watch a cricket match without suspicion...","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151929819376,"sku":"9781408165973","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408165973_p0.jpg?v=1763718079","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408165973","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}