Why should the murders of three prominent figures in Aerospace Valley in southwest France cause washed-up rugby league star Greg Duggan to be followed, chased, abducted, drugged and shot after having received a note while on the touchline during a dramatic stormtrooper heist at a game?
Greg finds himself questioning anything he ever thought he knew about people he trusted, trying to find answers through people he doesn't know, and attempting to get his life and his career back on track with his new team, the Pyrenees Royals in the French city of Pau.
Finding a new ally in action woman Fortune T'Ela and an unknown friend or foe in another mysterious woman The Zebra, Greg is plunged into a world that is his most dangerous and life threatening yet, with an explosive conclusion that has the most incredible finale. This could not just be the end of his career, not just the end of his life. This goes way beyond all of that!
The fourth book in the Greg Duggan series is author Chris Berry's latest action-packed, high-adrenaline fuelled crime thriller. Tough Season (2019), Tough Season In The Sun (2020) and Tough World (2021) were all #1 in the Amazon charts.

Chris was born in Kingston upon Hull, lives near Leeds, and has followed the sport of rugby league all his life. His home team is Hull Kingston Rovers. He has been the editor of a rugby league publication and has been a feature writer every Saturday for the Yorkshire Post for the past 20 years.
Tough Season - The French Connection is the fourth novel in the acclaimed Greg Duggan series which began with Tough Season in 2019, nominated in the Crime Writers Association's Dagger Awards. Tough Season In The Sun was released to widespread acclaim in December 2020. Tough World followed in December 2021.
Chris has written several autobiographies for Tony Christie, Joe Longthorne, actor Bruce Jones and TV personality Farmer Chris.
He is also a recording artist and singer-songwriter. His other interests include running and single malt whisky.