Deadly Secrets is an exciting new crime thriller of bribery, corruption, money laundering and murder in Andalucia, Southern Spain.
The story revolves around the illegal reclassification of a piece of land for use as a golf course and the action takes place in the (fictional) coastal town of Los Cipreses as well as in Granada, Madrid, London, the Cayman Islands and Seville.
As you know, Spain has been racked with a number of high-profile planning related scandals involving leading town halls such as Marbella (Malaya) and Estepona (Astapa). Deadly Secrets shows how some of the larger deals could have been done. The author of this fast-paced thriller has done a considerable amount of research into Spanish planning related corruption and money laundering scandals in writing this extremely convincing fictional account.
The story centers around the sale of a large piece of land in Los Cipreses by a local businessman who bribes various local and regional government officials to ensure the re-classification of the land for use as a golf course and residential housing development.
However, UDYCO, the organised crime unit of the Spanish national police have enlisted the help of Mike Cameron, a long-standing local ex-pat, to entrap him.
When Mike Cameron is murdered, the prime suspects are his wife and her lover but it also seems possible that it may have something to do with the property transaction.
An old friend of Mike’s, Andy Montalvo, arrives in Los Cipreses to investigate his death. He soon finds himself drawn into the UDYCO investigation by the beautiful undercover special agent Cristina Ibañez.
The body count rises as the action moves between Spain, London and the Cayman Islands and Andy and Cristina begin to unravel the truth behind Mike’s death.
Kitty Sewell, bestselling author of Ice Trap has commented: “A very slick and well written novel, well researched and coherent. I was impressed.”
Other readers have commented:
“I was expecting the trashy style of Costa del Crime but a quick glance through was enough to reassure me that this is a well written novel on a totally different level so I bought it. No regrets. Deadly Secrets is an entertaining, well crafted story with real life characters, a highly believable plot and interesting twists and turns.” Kerrie K (Amazon).
“An unusually well written and researched thriller, fascinating story by an accomplished author who clearly knows about crime on the Costa’s, I would highly recommend it …. a real page turner” Marc H
“I found it one of these books when you start reading it its hard to put down as you want to find out what happens next and there are others like that, I find that with some of Ian Rankin books so I would say a very good starter but when is the next one.” JP, Singapore
“I enjoyed the characters …. all no fuss and frills and very plausible. The author’s knowledge of procedures in all areas is apparent. The plot was great and the painstaking work involved in crime investigation comes across very well. All in, a great read … disappointed when it finished and looking forward to the next” Louise M
About the Author
Robert Tenison was born of Spanish parents in the UK and spent fifteen years as a commercial and investment banker, including a spell in the Cayman Islands. On leaving banking, he worked as a freelance business consultant and authored two Financial Times Management Reports until founding an online recruitment company which was eventually sold to a leading newspaper publisher.
For the last seven years he has been living in Southern Spain, working in the property and financial services sector. As a result, he has had numerous dealings with estate agents, property developers and banks and has an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter of Deadly Secrets. At the same time, he was advised by a number of professionals, such as lawyers and policemen, regarding some of the technicalities covered in the book.
Enquiries and Contact Details
For further information contact: Rod Younger of Chiriniguito Books
E: chiringuitobooks@gmail.com
T: 0034 678 021 347
