Return to the Grass - NEW RELEASE!
RETURN TO THE GRASS is a sequel to Murder at Wimbledon. We find Jack Hartigan back in London, aspiring for another chance at playing in the Wimbledon Tournaments, while connecting with the friends he came to know and trust during his adventurous summer the previous year. This year was to be a break after the rigors of obtaining his doctorate, and he looked forward to a pleasant and relaxed summer. No such luck!. The tennis community was on edge after the murder of one of their own. The women from last year were all vying for his time and attention. His friendship with members of the London underworld get him involved in the feuding between two factions. Just when it looks like all of the turmoil might be winding down, his friend, Mirium asks for his counsel and morale support as she sorts through her late husband’s holdings. This would require traveling to Switzerland and Italy. Jacks wanderlust would not allow him to say no.
What begins as casual meetings and travel plans ends with Jack’s and Mirium’s lives on the line, as a heist of some fine art (which included a rare van Gogh), that was part of her estate, finds the couple being chased across southern Europe with assassins hot on their tail, trying to stop them from recovering and claiming the stolen artwork. It is a race against time as they pursue the painting from Venice to Rome, while avoiding the conspiracy against them. If they fail, the van Gogh will be lost to the black market forever. (TNY Books, 2023)