TOMMY EURO NOVELETTE PUBLISHED

By Boyd Pax Rose
Special to the Mill Messenger
November 5, 2026

Goldman Mill has a new literary hero, and he carries a briefcase instead of a revolver.

 

The Texas Peace Mission Matter — A Tommy Euro Mystery, the first published novelette featuring the nation’s most celebrated insurance investigator, arrived in bookshops and library displays across the Mill this week. The book, published by Freedom Press, fictionalizes the events surrounding the 2022 murder of peace educator Myles Pax Ritter and the international investigation that followed.

The novelette, which runs to roughly 20,000 words, is described by its publisher as “a work of fiction rooted in a real national trauma.” It follows Glasshome Finance insurance investigator Thomas Euro from the Waterfront Gardai station to the Dallas offices of a fictionalized political organization, tracing an investigation that culminates in the exposure of a murder-for-hire conspiracy.

The book’s author, who has chosen to publish under a pseudonym, could not be reached for comment. In a brief statement issued through Verdant Square Press, the author said: “This story belongs to the Mill. I wanted to honor Myles Ritter, Paul Ritter, and everyone who believed the truth was worth finding. If the book helps readers understand what Johnny Euro’s work means to this nation, then I have done my job.”

Freedom Press confirmed that the author is a Miller citizen and that the manuscript was reviewed by legal counsel before publication. Names of certain individuals have been changed, and the fictionalized political figures are composites rather than direct portraits. The publisher declined to comment on whether Euro himself had read the manuscript. Neither Euro nor Deputy Mayor Endora Connell, the detective’s significant other, who also features prominently in the book, responded by press time to Messenger requests for interviews.

Readers will recognize many of the locations in the book: the Waterfront Gardai station, the Anwer-Farron farm in the countryside, Red Emma’s Bookstore and Coffeehouse, and the pier home where Euro lives. Several real Millers appear as themselves —

 

 including Detective Jaronda Charles of the Gardai, whose investigation is central to the case.

At the Mill Messenger, we asked a spokesperson for the Gardai whether the service had any comment on the book. The response was brief: “The Gardai does not comment on works of fiction. The investigation into the murder of Myles Pax Ritter remains an active criminal matter. The public record is available and will continue to be updated as appropriate.”

The book’s release coincides with the fourth annual Myles Pax Ritter Peace Festival, which takes place later this month. Paul Ritter, Myles’s father, was asked by the Messenger whether he had read the novelette.

“I have,” he said. “It was difficult. But it was also a gift. Somebody remembered. Somebody wrote it down. That matters.”

The Texas Peace Mission Matter — A Tommy Euro Mystery is available now at bookshops across the Mill, including Miller Peace Place — Page Turners Books and the Goldman Mill Library. It is also available as an e-book through the Verdant Square Network.