The Asparagus Thieves spans the era from the First World War to the present day, with settings ranging from the suburbs of Cardiff and rural Pembrokeshire to Mallorca and Mametz Wood. The plot centres on Tallis Hall a manor house that touches the lives of all the characters.

Gonzo Davies stands on the brink of retirement from rugby. New life is stirring in his home village and he needs to work rather than play. It is time to settle down. But can he resist one last invitation, one final fling? The sequel to The Head of Gonzo Davies by rugby commentator, Eddie Butler.

This is Eddie Butler's debut novel and tells the tale of an ex-Welsh rugby international who is invalided out of the professional game but returns to his struggling village club, little knowing that he is embroiled in a darker more troubling world than that of mere rugby football.

International rugby correspondent Eddie Butler tackles that most elusive of questions for Welsh rugby fans - just who are the best fifteen players ever to have played for the national team? First published in 2011.