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David Arrowsmith

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Author of Killing Maradona : How Cocaine, the Camorra and Crime Corrupted Football's Greatest Talent (2026) & Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia (2024).

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	Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia 4.02 avg rating — 448 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nevada Noir : A Trilogy of Short Stories 4.24 avg rating — 144 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killing Maradona: How cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent 4.09 avg rating — 75 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corona: A Novel 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drowned by David Arrowsmith (Goodreads Author), Christina Gustavson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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