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British ex-pat living in Malmö, Sweden. Author of Shouting The Odds (2021) and the stand-alone sequel, Manvers Road Star (2025). Former racecourse photographer for Goodwood, Epsom and others. Music buff who loves horse racing, footer and the arts. My novels are available via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Waterstones, Adlibris, Booktopia as well as all Independent bookshops.

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Average rating: 4.62 · 21 ratings · 14 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Manvers Road Star: A Horse Racing Story of Hope, Resilience and Second Chances (The Andy Cooper Series. Book 2) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2025 — 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
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Book review of my second novel, Manvers Road Star, by Joe McNally, author of the Joe Malloy Series.

I was honoured when the acclaimed horse racing thriller novelist Joe McNally reviewed my books. Joe's books have earned a dedicated following among racing fans worldwide. This thoughtful review meant a great deal to me.

This is Jon Franklin’s follow up to his debut novel Shouting The Odds, which introduced the highly likeable protagonist Andy Cooper, a 25-year-old postman who has fallen in love wit Read more of this blog post »

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Jon Franklin liked Stacey H.'s review of Shouting The Odds: "Shouting The Odds is a compelling and surprisingly thoughtful story about grief, family, ambition, and the difficult process of rebuilding a life after devastating loss. What initially appears to be a story centered around horse racing and betting dev" Read more of this review »
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Jon Franklin liked Jon Franklin's blog post: Book review of my second novel, Manvers Road Star, by Joe McNally, author of the Joe Malloy Series. "I was honoured when the acclaimed horse racing thriller novelist Joe McNally reviewed my books. Joe's books have earned a dedicated following among racing fans worldwide. This thoughtful review meant a great deal to me. This is Jon Franklin’s fol..." Read more of this blog post »
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Jon Franklin liked Amelia Swansea's review of Manvers Road Star: A Horse Racing Story of Hope, Resilience and Second Chances (The Andy Cooper Series. Book 2): "Manvers Road Star is a beautifully written story that perfectly captures the power of friendship, resilience, and hope. From the very beginning, I was drawn into Andy's journey and found myself rooting for both him and Star every step of the way."
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Jon Franklin liked Kristin Michelle'S's review of Manvers Road Star: A Horse Racing Story of Hope, Resilience and Second Chances (The Andy Cooper Series. Book 2): "I really enjoyed this book. It's much more than a story about horse racing it's about friendship, hope, and finding the strength to keep going when things don't go as planned. I quickly became invested in Andy and Star's journey, and there were a few" Read more of this review »
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“How different would Christmas have been had mum, dad and I known that it would be the last one we'd ever spend together?”
― Jon Franklin, Shouting The Odds

tags: chapter-1, first-lines, hook, opening-line, shoutingtheodds

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“Old men scribble combinations of numbers onto betting slips like mathematical equations, while others pass by, whispering the names of horses under their breaths like prayers.”
― Jon Franklin, Shouting The Odds: A Horse Racing Drama of Risk and Escape

tags: betting-shops, gambling, horse-racing, literary-fiction, nostalgia, speculation, working-class-writer

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: fantasy

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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

tags: humor, obvious, simile

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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison