For several years Ed Hawkins made friends with India's illegal bookmakers - men who boast turnover of more than $150m per cricket match - and met 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.
An Indian bookie sends Hawkins a 'script' for a fix in the 2011 World Cup that even he finds too astonishing for words: Pakistan are to throw their semi-final against arch-enemies India. He watches - along with an estimated television audience of one billion - as the match unfolds exactly according to the script. Pakistan lose by 29 runs and Hawkins decides it is time to expose the truth behind match-fixing.
Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy is a story featuring politicians, governing bodies, illegal bookmakers and powerless players - as well as corruption, intimidation and murder. 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...
