A Ball or a Bullet

Liran Avital has everything a twenty-two-year-old could dream of. He’s a soccer star who just led his team to the championship, top European clubs are vying to buy him, and he has all the money and women he could want. But beneath the glossy surface of his life, the cracks are starting to show. He’s having an affair with a married woman that’s weighing heavily on his conscience. Someone is trying to blackmail him. And now, to make matters worse, a vicious mobster has taken a disturbing interest in him.Balls and Bullets is a gritty, fast-paced soccer thriller that takes readers deep into the high-stakes world behind the scenes—where fame and fortune fuel corruption, violence, and dangerous desires. Author Hovav Heth delivers a raw, authentic portrait of a young man caught between morality and ambition, loyalty and greed, love and temptation. Read more