STRAWBERRY MOON

Another exciting crime novel in the Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries.. 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. The police are quick to close the case.. But Jacaranda Dunne a female private investigator thinks otherwise.A cousin of the dead girl asks JD to investigate. He tells her that the man was gay and the girl was pregnant—both reasons to despair when you are a gypsy but not to commit suicide.The investigation turns out to be more difficult than usual. Their work is impeded by the culture and customs of the gypsy community and by a recalcitrant Guardia Civil commander. JD can expect little help from either of them.At first they can find no motive for killing these two young people but gradually some unpleasant truths begin to emerge.Strawberry Moon is the third book in the Jacaranda Dunne mysteries by award winning author Joan Fallon. If you like detectives who bend the rules you will love JD.