Murder in the Canary Islands

Murder is a rare event, especially in a place of stunning beauty and laid back lifestyle. Maspalomas in Gran Canaria is such a place and into the town on a chilly January month come a bunch of people intent on turning this holiday island into a mortuary, if that's what it takes to collect on a debt.

Beach and lighthouse in Maspalomas

A 5 Star adventure story that takes you from a wet cold Dublin city to the sunshine and warmth of the Canary Islands. Enjoy a bit of escapism and spend a few hours with this page-turning novel.

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Winter Chill and how to escape it

Today as we experience freezing conditions in Dublin, Ireland my mind escapes to the Canary Islands and the wonderful holiday we took there in Ireland's last cold snap. Within 6 hours we were transported from deep winter to balmy summer climate of the Gran Canaria. For the next fortnight, it was where's the suncream, pass me my book and can you get me another ice-cream?

Well if you have the time and a few hundred euro you can visit your travel agent or book online to stay in a hotel or go self -catering in apartments all over the island. However, if time and money don't allow you to escape right now then settle in for a few hours of relaxing reading with my crime novel Murder in Maspalomas available on Kindle, Amazon and Smashwords right now!

To get a flavour of the book please click on the tab "Look Inside Book" and discover one of its characters, Maureen, hard at work tracking down our hunted couple hiding out in Maspalomas.

For a Christmas read or a present for a crime reader you know this novel is the perfect stocking filler.

Of course you can buy it online at any of the sites and links below:

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Pictures of Gran Canaria

The Maspalomas Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary archipelago. Wikipedia

Address: Plaza del Faro, s/n, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain

Height: 56 m

Light source: mains power

Phone: +34 928 76 92 62

Province: Province of Las Palmas

Maspalomas walkway in February

Maspalomas cacti very prevalent as fab sunshine 300 days of the year 

Ship in dry dock in Puerto de Mogán

Just some of the sights in Gran Canaria, a beautiful island in the Canary Islands off the African coast. Easy to see why I chose to to locate my murderous drugs gang on this island. Murder with a splash of sunshine. Actually its a light and quick moving read and perfect for a holiday in your chair by the pool.

Beautiful Maspalomas Gran Canaria

The island of Gran Canaria had a population of 847,000 in 2015 and is the second most populated island in the Canary Islands.

Of course the resident island population is boosted by tourists, 3.5 million of them, who arrive throughout the year in search of sunshine. The winter months (October – March) are busy with largely pensioner and older adults visiting the island. The summer season (April – September) is however open season for all ages and its then that the police force is stretched to its limits.

Follow the islands Serous Crime Unit as they react to an Irish drugs gangs arrival on the island. “Murder in Maspalomas" is in a sale so for one month only it’s available at $2.99 at Smashwords website and can be purchased in numerous formats ( epub, mobi(Kindle), Irf, Online Reader and pdb. 

Sonnerland Fun Fair

Puerto de Mogán

Maspalomas

You can “Look Inside” the book and read up to 15% of the content.

Good reviews received. Its a perfect light Summer holiday read!