Murder in San Sebastian: Humor Mystery Women Sleuth Detective Cozy

By Ladonna Guthrie

Murder in San Sebastian is a thrilling new story set in the small, beach town of San Sebastian.  It is a quiet and beautiful place where many go to relax.  It is the perfect kind of place for someone like Annie Walker, a writer from busy London seeking new inspirations and sanctuary.  It is the perfectly quiet and gorgeous environment that becomes her favorite place to holiday, year after year.  It is there that she meets Luke Russell, a wealthy man in his mid-30s with plenty of natural charm.  They become close but despite his subtle pursuit of her, she never gives in.  She only thinks of him as a friend. 

Little does she know she will lose that friend shortly after starting to date Ethan, another local man with more than one secret.  How will she fare after her friend is found one fateful morning?  And how will she deal with becoming the suspect?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Guava Books
• Release date: Mar 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386120469

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Murder in San Sebastian

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Table of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter One

Annie Walker leaned back in a rather uncomfortable chair on the black railed balcony. Even with a cold glass of sangria close at hand, the hard-backed wooden chair was no more comfortable. The view of Bahia de la Concha, on the other hand, was enough to take her mind off the wooden slats that pressed into her buttocks as she scribbled furiously in her notebook.

San Sebastian had always been one of Annie’s favorite retreats. The view of the water provided plenty of inspiration and the silence was a nice alternative to the street noise outside her London flat. She’d thought for years of moving to San Sebastian, packing it all up and cutting ties with bustling London life, but had yet to get the courage to follow through with it. There was the hassle of moving overseas and of course, her aging parents to think of, but mostly it was just her own inability to live outside of her comfort zone that was stopping her. London provided a home base, somewhere to go back to when it was all said and done. London was home.

Hola señorita! Annie peered through the railings of the balcony to find Luke Russell standing on the terraza below.

Hola señor! Annie called back as she waved enthusiastically.

How fares the spirited navigator this afternoon? he asked, referring to the protagonist in Annie’s latest novel. Annie shook her head sadly.

I’m afraid it’s slow going today. Luke took his Panama hat off his head and began to fan himself.

Perhaps a stroll along the sand might titillate your senses? He looked hopeful.

Why not? It certainly couldn’t hurt! Annie stood up, rubbing the back of her thighs and her buttocks. I’ll be right down.

When Annie got down to the terraza, Luke had seated himself on the retaining wall and was staring out at the water.

It’s the reason I come here year after year. Annie climbed up beside him and sitting down, she dangled her legs over the brush on the exterior side of the wall.

It is something else, isn’t it? Luke squinted against the midday sun.

Entirely, came her simple response. She placed both her hands open and flat atop the retaining wall and leaned back a bit to better enjoy the view. The mild breeze that came from being right along