'Defender' - by Steve Bruce (Chapter 1)

The third book is here, is it as brilliantly bad as we remember? Will Steve manage to locate missing centre back Cabral whilst staying on course for promotion? Did all three books take place in one season?! We don't know, but we'll do our best to find out. It all starts now...

Joining us as ever is literary expert Ivo Graham, and a new addition to the series for this final book - it's our honour to welcome QK royalty into the Bruce/Barnes universe as Mr Matt Forde steps into the hot seat to cover for Josh, who in tribute to Cabral is AWOL for the time being (essentially cup-tied due to diary and schedule conflicts). Enjoy!

Thanks, Chris, Josh and Michael

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