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Darkness in Ronda. Crime Mystery set in Spain. For some thirty years, four friends have been hunting all over Spain for the man who made their school years pure hell. They are running out of time. If they don’t find him soon, he will be too old and may die before they can bring him to justice. Their justice. One last concerted effort is all they need, whatever it takes. They made their plans but hadn’t counted on Detective Inspector Leon Prado and his translators, Phillip and Amanda. Now the four are down to three. Bullfighting is a fading tradition but the support to keep it going is very much alive. A famous Torero decides to stop killing the brave animals but meets stubborn resistance from the Royal Taurino Society. Their feud comes to a head at the Pedro Romero Festival in Ronda. But more sinister elements are manipulating the conflict for their own ends. In the second case of the Andalusian Mystery Series, death is still in the afternoon. Paul S Bradley blames his Andalusian Mystery Series on ironed squid. Otherwise, he’d still be stuck in London failing at this, that, and the other. As discerning diners know, calamares a la plancha should translate as grilled squid. Then he noticed bad translations everywhere. He quit the rat race, moved to Nerja, Spain and helped the owner of this gastronomic gaff prepare his menu so that foreigners understood he was offering food, not laundry services. During the following thirty years, this tiny translation evolved into a lifestyle magazine for the Costa del Sol, along with guidebooks and travelogues in English, German and Spanish. He’s lectured about Living in Spain and bullfighting but is keen to emphasize that he never dressed in a tight, fancy suit or waved a pink cape at anyone; especially if they weighed 600 kilos and carried a sharp pair of horns. He has also appeared on local radio and TV, but extremely briefly. More recently, educated groups of posh American and Canadian Alumni have enjoyed his tour director services apart from the terrible jokes and occasional temporarily misplaced client. Paul’s books blend his unique taste of Spain with intriguing fictional mysteries. Learn more at paulbradley.eu where lovers of Spain can sign up for free short stories, blogs, and videos.
