Racehorse trainer Charlie  Brooks, husband of Rebekah Brooks (née Wade), lives in Churchill, near Chipping Norton. His new thriller Switch (Harper Collins, £7.99), is published on September 13, and endorsed by fellow Chipping Norton residents Jeremy Clarkson, who describes it as “a turbo-charged race to the finish”, and former Blur bass player Alex James, of Kingham, who says “I couldn’t put it down”.