David Arrowsmith – författare

Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and defeat, a matter of life and death.This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals. A tale of clandestine deals that reshaped Medellin's football clubs, where fortunes were won and lost. It unveils the extraordinary bonds that Escobar forged with football's luminaries and why his influence reached unprecedented heights, leading to the astonishing 5-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, the murder of referees, and the ruthless coercion of officials culminating in the killing of Andrés Escobar - the Colombian defender who paid the ultimate price for an own goal in the 1994 World Cup. It is also an examination of a people's relationship with both the sport and the nefarious leaders that brought both pride and terror to their communities.Set against the U.S War on Drugs, international threats, and government clampdowns, this is a gripping exploration of Colombian club football under Escobar's rise and fall.

Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and defeat, a matter of life and death.This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals. A tale of clandestine deals that reshaped Medellin's football clubs, where fortunes were won and lost. It unveils the extraordinary bonds that Escobar forged with football's luminaries and why his influence reached unprecedented heights, leading to the astonishing 5-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, the murder of referees, and the ruthless coercion of officials culminating in the killing of Andrés Escobar - the Colombian defender who paid the ultimate price for an own goal in the 1994 World Cup. It is also an examination of a people's relationship with both the sport and the nefarious leaders that brought both pride and terror to their communities.Set against the U.S War on Drugs, international threats, and government clampdowns, this is a gripping exploration of Colombian club football under Escobar's rise and fall.

Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and defeat, a matter of life and death.This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals. A tale of clandestine deals that reshaped Medellin's football clubs, where fortunes were won and lost. It unveils the extraordinary bonds that Escobar forged with football's luminaries and why his influence reached unprecedented heights, leading to the astonishing 5-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, the murder of referees, and the ruthless coercion of officials culminating in the killing of Andrés Escobar - the Colombian defender who paid the ultimate price for an own goal in the 1994 World Cup. It is also an examination of a people's relationship with both the sport and the nefarious leaders that brought both pride and terror to their communities.Set against the U.S War on Drugs, international threats, and government clampdowns, this is a gripping exploration of Colombian club football under Escobar's rise and fall.

Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend.Maradona was football's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pelé. But off the field, the boy from the barrios of Buenos Aires became entangled in a dark web of criminal influence and personal demons. From the Cali Cartel's attempts to lure him into the drug trade, to the Camorra's grip on his life in Naples; from clashes with the Italian government to Pablo Escobar's sinister hospitality, Maradona's life was a battleground far beyond football.Battling addiction, betrayal, and exploitation, Maradona's story is one of genius corrupted - a man caught between adulation and self-destruction, whose medical neglect and FBI scrutiny culminated in a tragic end. Marking the 40th anniversary of Argentina's legendary 1986 World Cup victory, Killing Maradona is a searing investigation into the forces that destroyed football's first 'Golden Boy.'

Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend.Maradona was football's ultimate genius - a magician on the pitch whose talent rivalled only Pelé. But off the field, the boy from the barrios of Buenos Aires became entangled in a dark web of criminal influence and personal demons. From the Cali Cartel's attempts to lure him into the drug trade, to the Camorra's grip on his life in Naples; from clashes with the Italian government to Pablo Escobar's sinister hospitality, Maradona's life was a battleground far beyond football.Battling addiction, betrayal, and exploitation, Maradona's story is one of genius corrupted - a man caught between adulation and self-destruction, whose medical neglect and FBI scrutiny culminated in a tragic end. Marking the 40th anniversary of Argentina's legendary 1986 World Cup victory, Killing Maradona is a searing investigation into the forces that destroyed football's first 'Golden Boy.'

Mord vid en sjöI den frusna svenska vildmarken ställs en tjänstledig kriminalare ansikte mot ansikte med sina inre demoner genom att öppna ett gammalt fall. Kan han avslöja mördaren innan det är för sent? När kriminalaren Gustav Kjällström upptäcker en kvinna som ligger halvdöd i snön utanför stugan i skogen dras han direkt in i det gamla fall som kallades ”Sjömorden”.När fler kroppar upptäcks inser Gustav att dessa nya dödsfall har viktiga likheter med de brott som begicks av hans ärkefiende Arvid Öberg för omkring femton år sedan. Men Öberg ska fortfarande vara inom lås och bom på den ultrasäkra rättspykiatriska kliniken i Sala. Så vem är det som dränker dessa kvinnor nu? Kan Gustav stoppa händelserna innan de når klimax – och tar ifrån honom allt han har kärt?David Arrowsmith är för-fattare till Nevada Noir: A Trilogy of Short Stories och Corona: En roman. Han bor i Hove på Englands sydkust med fru och dotter. Han är till hälften brittisk och till hälften colombiansk och har tidigare bott i London, Hongkong och Manchester. Han har en First Class-examen i engelsk litteratur och en Mastersexamen i manusförfattande, och har un-der de senaste tjugo åren arbetat med fakta-tv och skapat nya koncept för dokumentärer och oskrivna program av olika slag. Den dränkta är hans första kriminalroman i fullängd och hans första samarbete med Christina Gustavson.Christina Gustavson skriver både skönlitteratur och facklitteratur. Hennes ljudboksserie Brännpunkt Västergötland ges ut av det svenska för-laget Lind & Co. Andra ljudboksserier ges ut av bland andra Word Audio Publi-shing och Saga Egmont. Hon har också skrivit flera kriminalromaner och hennes böcker finns utgivna i olika format som pocket, in-bundna böcker, e-böcker och som ljudböcker på svenska. Christina är i grunden specialist i rättspsy-kiatri och specialistläkare i medicin. Hennes doktorsavhandlingar har titeln: Risk and predic-tion of violent crime Hon har skrivit böcker om psykopater och psykisk ohälsa samt tre själv-hjälpsböcker om att hantera psykisk ohälsa, titlar utgivna av dåvarande ICA Bokförlag, ett av de största förlagen i Sverige,. Flera av hennes böcker har getts ut på svenska som "talböcker" för blinda. Hon är medlem i Sveriges Författarförbund sedan 1993.