A Choice to Die

A Choice To DieGABRIEL C. CRIME MYSTERY BOOK 1 Jasper StoneStone Books Copyright © 2023 by Jasper Stone All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permission requests, contact [include publisher/author contact info].The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.Book Cover by GetCovers.comFirst edition 2023 To Jim, my editor. You made it possible. GABRIEL C. CRIME MYSTERY SERIESA CHOICE TO DIESILENT ISLANDCITY OF MURDER 1A pall hung over the city, like hiding a corpse. Traffic noise was the soundtrack from that hot summer day. A fresh breeze that smelled of sea and suntan lotion, making everything easier, like notes pouring from Coltrane’s sax. I drifted along with the human tide, walking the length of 2The election to choose the dean of the University of Alicante had filled the front pages of the newspapers for the past few days. It seemed the students would not be the only ones affected by the changes made by the person elected. Monica Llopis, a young woman in her