Desert England Author:David Williams Desert England is a fast paced football thriller set to become one of the most controversial sporting novels of recent times. The year is 2000 and England is involved in a dramatic battle with sworn enemies Germany to stage the 2006 World Cup and the billions of pounds in revenue that it would bring. England has the edge: Strong government suppo... more »rt, superb stadiums and a football-mad nation desperate to re-live the success of Euro 96. There s just one thing that stands in England s way the English disease more commonly known as football hooliganism. With just months before FIFA makes its crucial decision, rampaging followers of the national team have wreaked havoc across Europe and the fate of the nation s dreams has been placed in the hands of one man, Detective Inspector John Milton. Milton embarks on a violent pursuit across the continent to capture the generals orchestrating the foot soldiers. His chase finally leads him to the oasis paradise of Dubai where he uncovers something more sinister than he could have ever imagined. Already described as a spectacular book with a wicked twist one reviewer described Desert England as an original, entertaining football thriller firmly positioned in blockbuster territory .« less