Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries

A sun-drenched Costa del Sol crime mystery packed with missing girls, human trafficking, and a detective who refuses to walk away. Two girls vanished without a trace. One came back dead. Jacaranda Dunne-known to everyone as JD-is an ex-Metropolitan police officer who has moved to Málaga to open a detective agency. After the chaos of London, life on the Costa del Sol feels painfully ordinary: missing dogs, stolen passports, and cheating husbands. Then a desperate woman arrives at her office clutching a photograph of her daughter, Sophie. The previous summer, Sophie and her best friend Julie vanished without a trace. Despite a major police investigation, neither girl was ever found. Now Julie's body has turned up in Málaga, but the police have closed the case. Convinced the investigation ended too soon, Sophie's mother turns to JD as her last hope. As JD digs deeper into the darker side of the Costa del Sol, she finds herself pulled into a world of trafficking, exploitation, and dangerous secrets that somebody wants left buried. Sophie is Still Missing is Book 1 in The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series. Perfect for readers who love female private investigators, atmospheric crime noir, and gritty mysteries by Robert Galbraith, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky. ___________________________________________________________________ Praise for the The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must-read for lovers of crime novels. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Another enthralling book by Joan Fallon. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A clever and well-based mystery. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a thrill. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ JD and her team solved the murder mystery.

A Costa del Sol crime mystery where murder, revenge, and hidden motives collide beneath the glamour of the Málaga Film Festival. A famous actor is murdered during the Málaga Film Festival and the killer wants the police to follow the clues. When a well-known film star is murdered during the Málaga Film Festival, the Guardia Civil once more turn to Jacaranda Dunne and her team for help. Jacaranda-a female private detective known to everyone as JD-is still basking in the success of solving her first case for the Guardia Civil, but she can already see this crime is far from straightforward. The killer has left a trail of clues for the police to follow, but why? What is he trying to tell them? There seems to be no obvious motive for the murder of a popular actor who appeared to have no enemies, and whose naked body is discovered in the locked basement of the Picasso Museum. This tense mystery takes JD through the bloody world of terrorism and revenge as she follows a trail of dead ends, only to discover the perpetrator was far closer to home than she realised. Dark Heart is Book 2 in The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series. Perfect for readers who love female-led crime fiction, twist-filled murder mysteries, Mediterranean noir, and authors like Robert Galbraith, Sue Grafton, and Robert Crais. ___________________________________________________________________ Praise for the The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you love mysteries with plots that keep you guessing until the last page… ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Exposes the underside of the normally sunny, even glitzy life of the Spanish coast between Malaga and Marbella. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you have visited Malaga, you will recognize the streets and areas where the story takes place. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It truly kept me glued to the book. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I found myself putting aside anything that could be ignored so I could read on.

Descripción del libro: La víspera del Solsticio de verano, los cuerpos de dos jóvenes gitanos son encontrados en un lugar solitario cerca de una playa en Málaga. Parece que la pareja cometió suicidio, un pacto de amantes para terminar con todo, y la policía se apresura a cerrar el caso. Pero Jacaranda Dunne, una investigadora privada que solía trabajar para la Policía Metropolitana, piensa de otro modo. Cuando el primo de la chica muerta le pide a JD que investigue, le dice que el hombre era gay y la chica estaba embarazada, ambos motivos para provocar la desesperación cuando eres gitano, pero no para cometer suicidio. La investigación resulta más difícil de lo habitual. Su trabajo se ve impedido por la cultura y costumbres de la comunidad gitana, que cierran filas contra cualquier interferencia exterior, y por un recalcitrante comandante de la Guardia Civil. JD puede esperar poca ayuda de ninguno de ellos, así que ella y su equipo conciben vías alternativas para recabar evidencias. Al principio, parece no haber motivo para matar a estos dos jóvenes, pero gradualmente, a medida que JD investiga el mundo en el que han vivido, algunas verdades incómodas comienzan a emerger. Luna de fresa es el tercer libro de los misterios de Jacaranda Dunne escrito por la galardonada autora Joan Fallon. Si te gustan los detectives que no siguen las normas, te encantará JD.

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.

A sun-soaked Málaga mystery of family fortunes, suspicious deaths, and a detective drawn into aristocratic secrets. A wealthy heir falls into the sea during a paramotoring accident, but JD's mother is convinced it was murder. In Too Close to the Sun, the fourth crime novel in The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries, it's JD's mother, Rosa, who insists that JD investigates the tragic death of a young man who falls into the sea while paramotoring close to the harbour. As shocked sunbathers watch the paramotor stall and the pilot desperately struggle to regain height, a sudden gust of wind sweeps him across the harbour wall and out of sight. The coast guards quickly reach the scene, but at first there's no sign of the man or his machine. When police divers finally recover the body, the death is ruled an unfortunate accident. Rosa isn't convinced. The dead man is the son and heir of the Duke of Roble, an old family friend of Rosa's. With the Duke seriously ill, the young man stood to inherit both the title and a considerable fortune. Now everything passes to his sister. JD must first determine whether the man's death was an accident or murder. The deeper she digs, the more suspects she finds-and plenty of people had reason to want him dead. Too Close to the Sun is Book 4 in The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series. Perfect for readers who love Mediterranean crime fiction, wealthy family intrigue, female private investigators, and mysteries by Robert Crais, Sara Paretsky, and Sue Grafton. ___________________________________________________________________ Praise for the The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries series: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The story held my attention from its shocking first pages to its intense final chapters. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A well-written detective novel that keeps the reader's attention throughout. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The human element is maintained in the portrayal of the characters. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Málaga setting brings the story vividly to life. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An absorbing mystery that leaves you wanting more.