In researching the background for this novel, I consulted numerous newspaper articles, too many to mention. Anyone wanting a fuller account of Lanzarote"s corruption story would do well to read this paper. “Can"t control/won"t control: opportunities and deterrents for local urban corruption in Lanzarote” García-Quesada, M., Jiménez, F. & Villoria, M. Crime Law Soc Change (2015) 63: 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-014-9549-z
It is the task of the author of a work of fiction to entertain, not educate. I took what I had learned and created a fanciful and completely fictitious story. No one appearing in A Matter of Latitude is based on or even alludes to a real figure, and I have no knowledge of any corruption scandal similar to the one I have portrayed.
A Matter of LatitudeI have attempted
