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David Arrowsmith Author

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Author of Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia. New book KILLING MARADONA out 21 May ‘26 Check out all my books here ⬇️ https://linktr.ee/DavidArrowsmithAuthor Agent: @jonwoodagent.bsky.social Vamos!

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🚨LAST CHANCE!

Last few hours of this 25% promo from Waterstones - have you pre-ordered your copy of my new book Killing Maradona yet?

20.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🚨LAST CHANCE!

Today’s the last day of this 25% promo from Waterstones - have you pre-ordered your copy of my new book Killing Maradona yet?

20.02.2026 08:29 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚨LAST CHANCE!

Today’s the last day of this 25% promo from Waterstones - have you pre-ordered your copy of my new book Killing Maradona yet?

20.02.2026 08:29 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚨LAST CHANCE!

Today’s the last day of this 25% promo from Waterstones - have you pre-ordered your copy of my new book Killing Maradona yet?

20.02.2026 08:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨New Book Alert!

📖 Killing Maradona - out 21 May

🤑25% off pre-orders on Waterstones

💷 £16.50: that’s £5.50 OFF the £22 rrp!

⏰ Use code FEB26 only til 20th Feb

⚽️ Perfect summer WC 2026 read

🎁 Ideal Father’s Day gift

Click here:
www.waterstones.com/book/killing...

🏃💨 Hurry!

19.02.2026 08:47 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 3
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🚨New Book Alert!

📖 Killing Maradona - out 21 May

🤑25% off pre-orders on Waterstones

💷 £16.50: that’s £5.50 OFF the £22 rrp!

⏰ Use code FEB26 only til 20th Feb

⚽️ Perfect summer WC 2026 read

🎁 Ideal Father’s Day gift

Click here:
www.waterstones.com/book/killing...

🏃💨 Hurry!

19.02.2026 08:47 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 3

🚨New Book Alert!

📖 Killing Maradona - out 21 May

🤑25% off pre-orders on Waterstones until 20th Feb

⚽️ Perfect WC 2026 read

🎁 Ideal Father’s Day gift

🏃💨 Hurry!

18.02.2026 09:02 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨25% off pre-orders of my new book Killing Maradona via Waterstones online

Use code FEB26 by 20th Feb to bag this amazing deal and be ready for a rollercoaster read ahead of the 2026 World Cup…

Click here, you know you wanna:

www.waterstones.com/book/killing...

18.02.2026 12:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

After a rough few days, the last couple have been really productive and positive - and, as a result, energising. Feeling positive and looking forward to some big things in 2026. Buckle up and join me for the ride!

18.02.2026 17:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨25% off pre-orders of my new book Killing Maradona via Waterstones online

Use code FEB26 by 20th Feb to bag this amazing deal and be ready for a rollercoaster read ahead of the 2026 World Cup…

Click here, you know you wanna:

www.waterstones.com/book/killing...

18.02.2026 12:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚨New Book Alert!

📖 Killing Maradona - out 21 May

🤑25% off pre-orders on Waterstones until 20th Feb

⚽️ Perfect WC 2026 read

🎁 Ideal Father’s Day gift

🏃💨 Hurry!

18.02.2026 09:02 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Killing Maradona by David Arrowsmith | Waterstones Buy Killing Maradona by David Arrowsmith from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

🚨25% OFF my NEW book, pre-order from Waterstones NOW!

Killing Maradona is out 21st May: in time for Fathers Day & World Cup 2026.

Think you know the true story of football’s greatest player, and ultimate tragic hero? Think again…

Use code FEB26 here:

www.waterstones.com/book/killing...

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17.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

First I was busy with work, then I was ill, and now it’s half term - so my presence on socials has been minimal… hoping normal service will be resumed in a week or two!

16.02.2026 21:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you enjoyed season two of The Night Manager, and are interested in finding out more about Colombia (my motherland) and in particular Medellín then you could always check out my book…

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09.02.2026 20:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A quick read while you digest your Sunday lunch?

Latest review of Narcoball, courtesy of Bibliocalcio 🇮🇹

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08.02.2026 13:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Narcoball TITOLO:NARCOBALL AUTORE: David Arrowsmith EDITORE: 66thand2nd ANNO DI PUBBLICAZIONE: 2025 PREZZO: 19,00 Euro PAGINE: 252 Ci sono libri che riescono a raccontare un paese e le su…

A quick read to see you into the weekend - just hit translate on your browser if you don’t speak Italian!

bibliocalcio.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/n...

06.02.2026 19:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Quick reminder about by this absolute BARGAIN!

24.01.2026 20:16 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Quick reminder about by this absolute BARGAIN!

24.01.2026 20:16 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Narcoball ebook is just

£3.99 🇬🇧 / $4.46 🇺🇸 / €4.49 🇪🇺

Right now!

Go go go, grab it while it’s hot!

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

21.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Narcoball ebook is just

£3.99 🇬🇧 / $4.46 🇺🇸 / €4.49 🇪🇺

Right now!

Go go go, grab it while it’s hot!

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

21.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Droga, omicidi, campioni: il calcio in Colombia ai tempi di Escobar Sangue e pallone, "Narcoball" di Arrowsmith, splendido e terribile, racconta la rinascita "sporca" del calcio colombiano diretta dal potente e temuto narcotrafficante

“Splendid and terrible”, “an extraordinary journey”

So writes Valeria Ancione in her review of Narcoball for none other than the Corriere dello Sport! 🇮🇹🤌🏻

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

www.corrieredellosport.it/news/libreri...

07.01.2026 12:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Narcoterrorism, politics, the war on drugs, extradition… they’re all back in the news with Trump’s actions in Venezuela. And they all feature in my book Narcoball. Along with the incredible intertwined story of Pablo Escobar’s lifelong obsession with football. Could be a timely read?

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

04.01.2026 08:15 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Narcoterrorism, politics, the war on drugs, extradition… they’re all back in the news with Trump’s actions in Venezuela. And they all feature in my book Narcoball. Along with the incredible intertwined story of Pablo Escobar’s lifelong obsession with football. Could be a timely read?

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

04.01.2026 08:15 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I found it on the Borrowbox app, which we can use free with our local library membership. Highly recommend - the recording, the app and joining your local library!

02.01.2026 18:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Charlotte’s Web audiobook read by the author himself, E.B. White.

Wow.

Just wow.

10/10.

No notes.

Absolute perfection.

Made a long, snowy car journey from Utrecht to Hove with MrsA and Little Miss A just fly by.

Joyous.

02.01.2026 18:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Lovely to see this today, thank you My Point of Toon!

27.12.2025 16:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Readers of Sussex: quick reminder that the only author signed paperback copies of my book Narcoball: Love, Death & Football in Escobar’s Colombia IN THE WORLD are available to purchase at both Brighton and Hove branches of @waterstones.bsky.social - find it in the Sport section, or just ask!

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

11.12.2025 10:17 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Last push this week and next to get the full, complete manuscript edited, locked and ready to be sent to print. Bit of a last minute pre-Xmas stress but will feel great when it’s all done!

18.12.2025 15:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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So…

Not a terrible XI by any stretch but…

Mbappé, Salah, Raphinha and Luís Diaz all have worthy cases for inclusion if you ask me… in fact Daniel Muñoz also deserves a shout!

Who do you think should have been recognised?

And who definitely shouldn’t be in there?

16.12.2025 20:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Need a little extra xmas gift for someone (or a treat for yourself)?

Look no further than Narcoball!

♥️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

16.12.2025 19:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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