First published 2019
Dan Gelber was a divorced screenwriter who traveled to Nepal in his seventies. He fell to his death from Mt. Everest. Jay Reynolds is twenty years old and appears suddenly on the tennis circuit. He battles Rafael Nadal at the French Open and Roger Federer at Wimbledon. American tennis fans see him as their new hope. Some call him possibly the greatest of all time. These two men connect in ways that blur the line between life and death. Roger L. Simon weaves their stories together in a tale that explores second chances and the price of greatness. The mystery unfolds as Reynolds rises through the tennis ranks while questions swirl about his true identity. Simon combines sports action with supernatural elements to create a modern Faust story about ambition and transformation.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary, sports
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ambition, supernatural-elements
Setting: Nepal, Mt. Everest, French Open, Wimbledon
Period: Seventies
216 pages · Paperback · Independently Published