Leathered

Max Pressland, an antiques celebrity with a dodgy past, disappears while recording his television quiz show in Norwich. Anxious to avoid an embarrassing scandal, his mistress calls ex-policewoman turned private investigator Charli Dawson to track him down before the story breaks to the media.Suspicion falls on a local man with an obsession for collecting macabre antiques and crime memorabilia, but Charli soon discovers that he's not the only person with good reason to harm Pressland.As she struggles for clues to his whereabouts, it becomes evident that this is not a straightforward missing persons case.

Injury. Adrenaline. Addiction. These are the things that fuelled one man's race to international stardom as he pushed boundaries and took life on and off the bike to the limits. Starting out as a talented youth riding the desert tracks of California, his reckless nature and incredible talent earned him a position in the rarefied world of professional motorcycle racing. Despite the success in his professional life, his personal life was crumbling around him - John was battling with depression and temptation, which began to threaten his career, health and marriage, ultimately bringing him to a life of alcoholism, addiction and even smuggling. In his remarkable memoir, one of the world's most renowned riders takes us on a raw and unique journey to the extremes of fast living. John 'Hopper' Hopkins is an icon for motorsport fans worldwide. He won't let anything hold him back. He has broken almost every bone in his body (twice), suffered a bleed on the brain, and had a finger amputated... yet he continued to race. Finally, at the age of 35 - with his latest crash at Brands Hatch in 2017 putting him in rehab for two years - he decided to hang up his helmet. Leathered tells the incredible story of an unparalleled career. From bone-crunching injuries and alcohol-fuelled antics to the breakdown of his marriage, it unveils the true stories behind the lurid headlines.