Inspector Cockrill's dull vacation is jolted by a Mediterranean
murderFrom the moment he steps on the plane, Inspector Cockrill
loathes his fellow travelers. They are typical tour group bores: the
dullards of England whom he had hoped to escape by going to Italy. He
gives up on the trip immediately, burying his nose in a mystery novel to
ensure that no one tries to become his friend. But not long after the
group makes landfall at the craggy isle of San Juan el Pirata, a murder
demands his attention. The body of a woman is found laid out carefully
on her bed, blood pooled around her and fingers wrapped around the
dagger that took her life. The corrupt local police force, impatient to
find a killer, names Cockrill chief suspect. To escape the Italian
hangman, the detective must find out who would go on vacation to kill a
stranger.