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and Detective Inspector Meredith Loxton Crime Novels
WHAT'S NEXT?
I published The Body in the Forest Book 5 in the Meredith Loxton Detective Series on 18 February 2026 and have now moved on to the 14th book in the Aidan Grifford Sailing Adventure Series, Seabird. I aim to publish in June/July 2026.
I have ideas for more adventures for the main protagonists in both series, so lots more sailing adventures with Aidan Grifford and investigations with Meredith Loxton to look forward to.
Stay tuned and watch this space and my author's page on Facebook for updates!

WRITING NOW ...
SEABIRD
by J.M. Hartwig
Book 14 - Aidan Grifford Sailing Adventure Series
Aidan Grifford faces his toughest challenge.
It’s not losing his wife Lauren or one of his children. It’s not a tough and dangerous race with his boat Raider. It’s not another life-threatening situation.
Aidan’s near-death experience in the 2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, when he was pulled from the sea clinically dead and miraculously resuscitated, has changed his life forever. He has physically recovered from the ordeal, but his memory of his life before he drowned has gone, and he remembers nothing except his wife’s name and that he is a sailor.
Battling severe depression, Aidan is consumed by anger and frustration, and is desperate to regain his memory. Unable to live with the man he has become, he abandons his family and retreats to the only place he finds peace – the sea, and sailing on his boat, Seabird – and sets out on a long and painful journey to find the man he used to be.

Estimated Publishing Date:
June / July 2026
UPCOMING NOVELS - CONCEPT STAGE...

STOLEN
by J.M. Hartwig
Book 7
Meredith Loxton Detective Series

OSAKA
by J.M. Hartwig
Book 15
Aidan Grifford Sailing Adventure Series