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.
But there's more to Bruce, a hidden depth of literary aspiration.