The Silken Baroness Contract — Philip Atlee

From the Edgar Award�"nominated author:An agent for hire plays bodyguard to a titled beauty in Tenerife -- and mixes partying with peril . . .
 
Joe Gall, freelance operative, is assigned to protect a beautiful baroness under threat -- and solve the mystery of who is after her. That means heading to the Canary Islands -- and playing the part of a rich, hard-drinking American in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it . . .
 
“[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” -- Larry McMurtry, The New York Times
 
“I admire Philip Atlee's writing tremendously.” -- Raymond Chandler