The eleventh instalment in Cooper's iconic Rutshire Chronicles finds Rupert Campbell-Black buying the local football team and taking a shine to the club's ravishing secretary.
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2024
Rupert Campbell-Black, undefeated race-horse owner and handsomest man in the world, is in the darkest of places.
His adored wife, Taggie, is about to undergo chemotherapy, his beloved horse Love Rat has died, and now his daughter Bianca wants him to buy a languishing local football club - a sport Rupert knows nothing about - so she can return to Rutshire with her football star husband.
Rupert's first impressions of Searston Rovers are distinctly unfavourable. But swayed by Bianca and Taggie, soon Rupert has signed the deal. As Searston's new owner, he won't stand for anything less than victory in the Premier League, despite the odds being stacked against him.
With help from the club's ravishing and adorable secretary, Tember West, Rupert sets out to mastermind Searston's rise to the top, starting with taking charge of the players - much to the fury of Searston's manager.
The rival football club and their corrupt dealings aren't going to make it easy for him either - and they have a history of foul play. Let the sabotage and scandal begin.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9781787634244
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 685 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 39 mm
A giddy, sexy, exuberant romp of a story...a total tonic, offering the sort of glorious escapism we're all desperately in need of - Daisy Buchanan
It's pure escapism - the perfect antidote to the real world, full of warmth, wit and Rupert Campbell-Black - Sunday Express
A breathless plot that [...] sizzles with all the scandal, scheming and saucy shenanigans a reader could hope for - The Mail on Sunday
Won't disappoint her many fans: bonking, balls and Campbell-Black. All present and incorrect - Sir Ian Rankin
Bursting with fun, puns, and shenanigans - Jill Mansell
If you loved Riders, and binge-watched Ted Lasso, then this is your dream novel. Pitch perfect and utterly swoon-worthy. Jilly is a genius - Clare Pooley
A fabulous feast of fun, frolics and football - Jo Thomas
Jilly is back on fine form bringing the world of football to brilliant life. A read that was fleet of foot and contained plenty of last minute surprises ... I loved it - Cesca Major
I felt my mood perceptibly improve over the few days of reading ... The only problem with Tackle! is that you have to ration yourself or you'll gobble it up in one go - The Telegraph
A jolly jolt of Jilly on a cold autumn day - The Times
The queen of British bonkbusters - The Economist
With her talent for boisterous plots and dialogue, Cooper delivers feisty fun ... With this novel, Cooper shoots again and scores - Daily Telegraph
clever and enormous fun to read - i
A total treat - Daily Mail
Pure escapism - who could ask for more? - Daily Express
