Over the Line

A debut novel that could not be more timely, Over The Line tells the story of a troubled Olympic poster girl whose life unravels on the eve of Rio. Megan Tomos appears to have everything going for her, but she is privately haunted by the steroid-fuelled death of Matt, a childhood friend. When the police announce they want to question her about the night Matt died, she panics and disappears - only to resurface a few days later arm-in-arm with Will, an old boyfriend who's banned from rugby for doping. Her coach, Liam, is dumbfounded and doesn't know what to make of her erratic behaviour or her relationship with a drugs cheat. He wants to trust her and tries to help, but media pressure is growing and she seems to be hiding things from him. As layers of her past are peeled away, Megan has to face up to some big mistakes - and the biggest of them is a surprise even to her. A gritty and poignant story with touches of humour, Over The Line gets under the skin of an athlete torn between winning at any price and doing the right thing by the people she loves. Written by an insider, it's a case of fiction telling things as they really are in a way that newspapers can't - or won't. 'The heroine of British athletics, tainted by doping and death. Couldn't happen? Read Over The Line and decide. Absorbing.' - Michael Calvin, Independent on Sunday. 'A proper page-turner! Very good.' - Matt Slater, BBC Sport. 'What a great read.' - Katharine Merry, Olympic bronze medallist, Sydney 2000. 'We agree with the rave reviews - a well-written, interesting tale.' - Athletics Weekly. 'A gripping tale from a masterful storyteller' - Jamie Owen, broadcaster and author. 'A gripping and well informed page turner set against an athlete's preparation for the Rio Olympics. Well worth reading' - Jack Miller, Backtrack magazine. 'An informed, fast-paced tale of suspicion, bereavement and betrayal that tackles steroid abuse head-on.' - Nigel Walker, former Olympic hurdler and Welsh rugby international, now National Director of the English Institute of Sport.