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Overtime
Simon Ritter: hyper intelligent, dark, and always in way over his head.
“I’ve been called amoral before. Bullshit. I have my own sense of morality and I live rigidly by it. Sure, it may not be the usual code of ethics you find in chivalrous tales of yore but to my mind that’s not the point. If honour truly comes from within, how can you live by someone else’s code?”
When Russian billionaire oligarch Roman Janokovic buys an American Football club, he hires Simon Ritter to keep stories from appearing in the newspapers.
But the players are constantly being caught in bed with hookers, having affairs and snorting cocaine at parties.
If Ritter can’t get them under control, the sponsors will pull out, causing the club to implode. And that means Ritter will get killed by the Russian’s mafia.
It’s his first day on the job and before he’s even started work, someone’s shot one of the club’s groundskeepers in broad daylight outside a café downtown.
How can he keep the story under wraps when the press are already on the scene? How can he solve the murder and save the club? And how can he do it all before the Russians decide he needs to be aggressively retired?
Jack Hayes is an author and journalist living in London. His books include the best-selling 'Blood Red Sea' and 'Dead Man Rising'.
"Overtime brilliantly mixes big-time sport and big-time money to create a roller-coaster read." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.
"Explosive action," - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade-Off'.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
“I’ve been called amoral before. Bullshit. I have my own sense of morality and I live rigidly by it. Sure, it may not be the usual code of ethics you find in chivalrous tales of yore but to my mind that’s not the point. If honour truly comes from within, how can you live by someone else’s code?”
When Russian billionaire oligarch Roman Janokovic buys an American Football club, he hires Simon Ritter to keep stories from appearing in the newspapers.
But the players are constantly being caught in bed with hookers, having affairs and snorting cocaine at parties.
If Ritter can’t get them under control, the sponsors will pull out, causing the club to implode. And that means Ritter will get killed by the Russian’s mafia.
It’s his first day on the job and before he’s even started work, someone’s shot one of the club’s groundskeepers in broad daylight outside a café downtown.
How can he keep the story under wraps when the press are already on the scene? How can he solve the murder and save the club? And how can he do it all before the Russians decide he needs to be aggressively retired?
Jack Hayes is an author and journalist living in London. His books include the best-selling 'Blood Red Sea' and 'Dead Man Rising'.
"Overtime brilliantly mixes big-time sport and big-time money to create a roller-coaster read." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.
"Explosive action," - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade-Off'.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
311 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 11, 2013
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About the author
Jack Hayes
8 books267 followersJack Hayes is a journalist for one of the world's largest news companies. He has reported from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and many others.
When he's not reporting or writing novels, he enjoys music, reading, Italian cuisine and spending time with his two-year-old son.
For the latest on his upcoming books, join the official Jack Hayes twitter feed:
http://www.twitter.com/jackhayesauthor
When he's not reporting or writing novels, he enjoys music, reading, Italian cuisine and spending time with his two-year-old son.
For the latest on his upcoming books, join the official Jack Hayes twitter feed:
http://www.twitter.com/jackhayesauthor
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
October 20, 2013
Great original plot, well written and moments of sheer panic sprinkled liberally with wry, cutting humour. You very quickly get sucked in to the rhythm and patter of the lead character, Simon Ritter, as he goes about his job of clearing up public relations disasters with the ruthless efficiency (and sometimes ruthless actions) of a Terminator robot. For such an enigmatic, and frankly quite odd, man to captivate the reader right from the first page is an impressive work of writing. He bares strong similarities to The Saint. Warning: he's not always entirely honest with the reader - like a bloke telling you a story in a pub, keep your wits about you. And, no, he didn't do the murder... But you'll never guess who did even though the clues are plainly there.
January 30, 2014
In 24 hours a lot can happen. The pace of this books is thrilling because of it.
It has the Russians, and I am just weak at the knees for Russian mobsters. It has the seedy underbelly of politics and high flyers.
The plot is original making it a most satisfying read.
It has the Russians, and I am just weak at the knees for Russian mobsters. It has the seedy underbelly of politics and high flyers.
The plot is original making it a most satisfying read.
February 20, 2025
Easy read and an interesting story, not the most gripping though!
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