Dead Lucky by Connor Hutchinson

Jamie Fletcher loves his job as an embalmer at a busy funeral home in Openshaw, Manchester, but he's hiding a big secret - his gambling addiction has left him in eyewatering debt. When his girlfriend Rebecca piles on the pressure to buy their first home together, he knows he has to do something to cover his tracks. And fast. So Jamie does what he knows best - he walks up to the bookies and places the biggest bet of his life. Tonight could be the night that changes everything. You just never know.