Claim: In the novel Five Smooth Stones, David comes back from serving as a diplomat and tragedy ensues.
Evidence: Five Smooth Stones is a 1966 novel by Ann Fairbairn, set in the era of the American civil rights movement. David chooses to practice international law and serve abroad as a diplomat. But the death – perhaps murder – of his grandfather brings David back to New Orleans, where he is plunged into the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement and takes a leadership role. Tragedy ensues.