Lanzarote Bound

The bags are packed, the dog’s in boarding kennels, and we’re off to the Canary Islands for a bit of sun, sand and s… yes well, never mind.

By this time tomorrow, while you’re all shivering in your overcoats, we’ll be arriving in Arrecife, stepping off our Boeing 7-summat-7 and stripping down to the shorts and tees for a week of subtropical sun and ultra-violet. Lanzagrotty, here we come.

However, just because we’re a coupla thousand miles away, I wouldn’t want you to think I’m forgetting you. As I raise the occasional cerveza to quench my thirst, I shall think of you struggling through the forthcoming ice, snow, fog and rain.

And it’ not as if I’m leaving everyone totally bereft. Followers and avid readers of the STAC Mysteries will be pleased to learn that STAC Mystery #13, A Theatrical Murder, has gone off to the editor and by the time I get back from Lanzarote, it should be back with me, hopefully carry a clean bill of health and a seal of approval which means it can be passed to Crooked Cat.

In the meantime, I may find the odd moment to potter with #14, working title, A Healthier Murder. The culprit in that title is so secret even I don’t know who it is yet. But I can tell you it’s set in Cyprus.

Right, enough waffle. I’m packing me bucket and spade and off to Lanzarote and I’ll see you all in a week and a bit.