by PETE DAVIES
Acknowledgement
This book would not have been possible without the absolute love and support of my darling wife, Julie.
Many thanks also for the support of family and friends and in particular for the specific contributions from Kevin Albin - fellow author, Elaine Penhal - another fellow author and book editor extraordinaire, Anamika Bansal - for help with my character names, Paul Read - for military tactical terminology, Lisa Simpson - for Spanish translation and Ian Hackett - for his firearms knowledge and advice.
Also a very big thank you to all my volunteer editors - those friends and family who have helped with the continuing editing process, especially the significant contributions from Elizabeth Lathwood and Sandra Symms.
Finally to my cousin, Brian, for his huge support in bringing to life the artwork for this book in depicting La Seu, the magnificent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in the beautiful city of Palma de Mallorca.
You can see more of Brian's work on
brian-tarr.pixels.com
the mallorcan Bookseller location tour
There has been a lot of interest from readers in exploring the locations in the book.
The book was inspired by my love of the beautiful island of Mallorca. Therefore, whilst creating the story, I also wanted to promote many of the wonderful cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels I have found over the past fifteen years or so.
So why not see and experience the locations the 3R team have been to during their adventures in this story? And who knows, you may just see me there too!
I have listed most of the specific sites on the next page, however, you can also explore the island from the descriptions of the various locations, e.g. for the fincas used by 3R and for the kidnap, to identify for yourself the likely areas for these fictional fincas.
Locations
Cambridge
Running Track, Wilberforce Road
London
The Cittie of York Public House, Holborn
The Blackfriars Public House, Queen Victoria St
Madrid
Cafe Comercial
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Mallorca
Bar 13%, Calle Sant Feliu
Cappuccino, Placa de Cort
Contrabando, Llucmajor
Hotel Cap Rocat
Hotel Gloria de Sant Jaume (Bar El Patio de Gloria)
Policia Nacional HQ, Passeig de Mallorca
Portixol Bay
Quina Brasa, Llucmajor
Rambla dels Ducs
Teatre Principal, Rambla dels Ducs
Armenia
The Meeting Point, Marriott Hotel, Republic Square
India
Business Park, Andheri West, Mumbai
JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai
Colva Beach, Goa
reviews
Book Reviews are the life blood of all authors. Finding out what you thought about my book is really important to me.
Whether you have purchased this book new, or from a charity shop, or borrowed it from a library or a friend, please can I ask that you take a moment to submit a review on Amazon or goodreads.com
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Thank you
Pete Davies
About The Author
Pete Davies
Retiring after a 30 year career within the British Police service, Pete had held a wide variety of operational and training roles, including being a firearms commander.
In 2012 he started a new successful career as an executive coach, working with clients within the public, private and voluntary sectors before committing to writing full time in 2020.
Enjoying the beautiful island of Mallorca for many family holidays over the years led him to base his first book on the island.
He lives with his wife and their labrador in Berkshire, England.