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The Great Euro 2012 Swindle

Tom with his Foul Play booksThe Great Euro 2012 Swindle is the sequel to Black Op, the first book in Tom Palmer’s new spies and football Squad series. The story is influenced by the events of Euro 2012, and a new chapter is written by Tom every evening after the games have been played. Also, every Friday, children are invited to vote on what will happen next in the story…

Click on the links below to read the latest chapter.

New chapters will be published every weekday at 8am. The story will come to an exciting climax on Thursday 28 June*.

Chapter one: Danger on the Runway

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Chapter two: Mission possible (12 June)

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Chapter 3: Fantasy football (13 June)

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Chapter 4: Russian Bear (14 June)

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Chapter 5: England v Sweden (15 June)

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Chapter 6: No pulse (18 June)

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Chapter 7: Football Camouflage (19 June)

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Chapter 8: Double Kidnap (20 June)

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Chapter 9: Before it's too late... (21 June)

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Chapter 10: Decision Time (22 June)

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Chapter 11: Hung, Drawn and Quartered (25 June)

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Chapter 12: Eyes on the Skies (26 June)

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Chapter 13: Running into Trouble (27 June)

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Chapter 14: The Fifth Man (28 June)

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* Originally, there were going to be sixteen chapters, ending on 2 July. Now the story will end on Thursday 28 June with the fourteenth chapter.

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