Strawberry Moon

An atmospheric Málaga private investigator mystery in which an apparent double suicide refuses to add up. Mediterranean crime fiction about closed communities, official indifference and a detective who challenges the official story.An atmospheric Málaga mystery of forbidden relationships, buried truths, and a detective willing to challenge the official story.Two young lovers are found dead near a Málaga beach, but JD doesn’t believe they took their own lives.On Midsummer’s Eve, the bodies of two young gypsies are found in a solitary spot near a beach in Málaga. It looks like a double suicide—a lovers’ pact to end it all—and the police are quick to close the case.But Jacaranda Dunne, a female private investigator known to everyone as JD, thinks otherwise.When a cousin of the dead girl asks JD to investigate, he tells her the young man was gay and the girl was pregnant—both reasons to despair when you are a gypsy, but not to commit suicide.The investigation proves more difficult than usual. JD and her team face resistance from the gypsy community and little cooperation from a recalcitrant Guardia Civil commander.At first there seems to be no motive for killing the two young people, but gradually some unpleasant truths begin to emerge.Strawberry Moon is Book 3 in The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series. Perfect for readers who love atmospheric crime fiction, female private investigators, rule-breaking detectives, and mysteries by Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, and Robert Galbraith.Praise for the The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Even at the end, once the crime has been solved, we are left wanting more.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Can’t wait to read what’s next.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Scary to think of modern day slavery…★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We are kept guessing as to the means and motive behind the crime.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It truly kept me glued to the book.