Malice in Mexico

Jack is back! One raining Sunday afternoon Claire's CIA friend, Jack Rallins, arrives at her bookstore obviously the worse for wear. Thrilled to find him alive and in front of her, she is still shocked at his condition. She doesn't waste time questioning him; she is more interested in nursing him back to health. When the doctor suggests Jack might recover faster if he spent some time in a pleasant climate where he can bask in the sunshine, Claire suggests they sub-lease a house in Mexico for a vacation. Jack has recovered enough to be skeptical. He shakes his head: his face contorts as he struggles to hold in his laughter. "What? What is so funny?" Claire couldn't help feeling a little indignant. "Claire, your travel history doesn't lead me to think taking any trip with you would likely be relaxing." "Are you scared to travel with me? Do you think I'm going to get you into trouble?" Not willing to admit his fear, Jack and Claire soon find themselves in the charming colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, 6,000 feet above sea level in the mountains of Guanajuato, Mexico. Sitting in the delightful patio of the house they leased, frosty Marguerites in their hands, the warm sunshine caressing them, they can't remember why Jack had at first been reluctant to come. This is perfect! This is just what the doctor ordered.About the AuthorGayle Wigglesworth spent her adult life as a bank executive, but she always wanted to work in a bookstore or library. So now that she is retired from the business world she spends her time with Claire Gulliver, the heroine of her mystery series, about a librarian-turned-travel-bookstore-owner who, somehow on her travel ventures, becomes embroiled in situations that are not nice. In fact, sometimes these situations are downright terrifying. Gayle loves to travel and find intriguing destinations for the setting for Claire Gulliver's adventures. Gayle was raised in Southern California, but spent most of her adult life in the San Francisco Bay area before moving to Texas a few years ago. She and her husband enjoy the people and culture in Houston where she is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.