Six must read books set in the Canary Islands
Transport yourself to the Lanzarote and Fuerteventura with these six delightful novelsMulti-award winning and translated into multiple languages, these Canary Islands novels continue to warm hearts around the world.
Written over a period of ten years, these novels capture the mood of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, each in its own way.
The stories are told mostly from the perspective of tourists and expats. Each novel is written as a standalone and covers a different theme. There is a story world that starts with The Drago Tree and ends with Sing Like a Canary. Characters come and go, take centre stage in one novel then retreat into the background in another. Here they are!
The Drago Tree
Set against a panoramic backdrop of dramatic island landscapes and Spanish colonial history, The Drago Tree is an intriguing tale of betrayal, conquest and love in all its forms.
“I love love loved it and will re-read again and again. Stunning.” – NetGalley reviewer
https://books2read.com/u/49kPA0
A Matter of Latitude
When local Lanzarote anti-corruption activist, Celestino, is t-boned on a lonely stretch of road, he knows the collision was no accident.
“The mystery and intrigue are outstanding.” – Baroness Book Trove
https://books2read.com/u/4DKAp7
Clarissa’s Warning
A lottery jackpot changes Claire Bennett’s life.
She buys an ancient stone ruin on the island of her dreams. Her mystic aunt Clarissa warns her of danger, but Claire pays no heed.
“unquestionably has the wow factor that thrills the reader” – Hasanthi’s Book World
https://books2read.com/u/bpwGeg
A Prison in the Sun
After millennial ghostwriter Trevor Moore unravels the harrowing true story of a little-known concentration camp that incarcerated gay men in the 1950s and 60s.
“an excellent work of mystery fiction” – Readers’ Favorite
https://books2read.com/u/3GrMXQ
The Ghost of Villa Winter
English psychic Clarissa Wilkinson is holidaying in the Canary Islands. Hoping to have an adventure, she boards a tour bus bound for Villa Winter, a secret Nazi base on the idyllic island of Fuerteventura.
“Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining” – It’s Raining Books
https://books2read.com/u/4XDgVv
Sing Like a Canary
Retired police officer Marjorie Pierce is on her way to Lanzarote to track down her old informer, Billy McKenzie. Billy ended Marjorie’s career, and she needs an explanation; an apology.
“Isobel Blackthorn has a huge range as a writer, an it’s used perfectly here” – Amazon reviewer
https://books2read.com/u/4ElPgg
