Patriotic Games is Malcolm Hamer's seventh novel. His other novels include the five Chris Ludlow golf mysteries, and ‘Predator’, the story of a ruthless agent at large in the world of international sport.
With his wife, Jill Foster, he published 23 editions of ‘The Family Welcome Guide’, about family-friendly pubs, hotels and restaurants in the UK. Malcolm also wrote a history of the Ryder Cup, and a guide to European golf courses.
He has been an agent for sportsmen for several decades and his clients, past and present, include squash champion Jonah Barrington, Muhammad Ali, the golfer Johnny Miller, football stars Denis Law and Trevor Brooking, and rugby greats Gareth Edwards and Phil Bennett.