Ft. Lauderdale Setting for Wendy Dingwall's Travel Mystery Sleuth, Yvonne Suarez

As a former travel agent who lived and worked in South Florida, I saw first hand the many diverse travel clients from around the world likely to stop into an agency located on A-1-A in Ft. Lauderdale. I met people from Africa, Asia, Australia, Britain, Europe, South America, and including islanders from around the world. What a super experience! 

Situated between the popular cities of Miami and Hollywood to the south and Boca Raton and Palm Beach to the north, this exciting location seemed the perfect place to set the travel agency for protagonist, Yvonne Suarez, in my travel mystery series.

Ft. Lauderdale has so much to offer both visitors and residents. From one of the world's most beautiful beaches to a bustling cruise-ship port, to some of the best restaurants in the country. Besides the superior fishing and water-sports, the shopping on Las Olas Boulevard rivals that of Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. The Performing Arts Center, the Museum of Discovery and Science, and the Museum of Art are just a few of the cultural activities one can enjoy.

Ft. Lauderdale weather is tropical, never too hot or too cold. The city is clean and beautifully landscaped with the lush tropical foliage one expects to see in Gold Coast cities, and the picturesque downtown skyline is a sight to behold.

In the Yvonne Suarez travel mystery series, the fictional Pinkerton Travel Agency is located on A-1-A across from the Galt Ocean Mile.

is the first in the Yvonne Suarez travel mystery series set in Greece and the Greek Islands and was touted as Celtic Curse will have a Spring/Summer release date: May 1, 2013