Stuart Gustafson "Missing in Mexico"

To read or not to read, that is the question here. I mean Mexico; it is used many times in many ways in novels and not all of them good. I had trepidation and was a bit uneasy. Stuart Gustafson put that all aside very quickly for me. How? Why? I mean, really? Yes to all three. As you will see in the synopsis Stuart is a world traveler, has seen most of the globe, has flown many,many, many miles. My point is he was able to put that in print. He was able to convey to me what he saw while he was in Mexico doing his “Research” .Yeah right, I think perhaps, he was enjoying himself. The benefit of it to us is that he has penned a great novel and he has the skill and the chops to put us there with him. I thoroughly enjoyed his effort. His descriptive ability put me there, I got to enjoy and see the locale through his eyes, see it as he sees it, and for that I believe I am the better. As an added bonus he smacks us with a mystery and it was a good one. To wrap it up, I got to travel a little, help solve a crime, and I did it from my living room. I could drink the water, no drug cartels kidnapped me, I was not shot at, and I ate plenty of Italian food comfortably. Basically if you buy this novel and enjoy the read, you saved yourself thousands of dollars in airfare, hotel, meals and ransom money.

Here is the synopsis:

“  "Missing in Mexico" is Stuart Gustafson's debut mystery tourism novel. Private Investigator Stan W. is hired to find a college freshman who’s missing after a family vacation in Los Cabos, Mexico. Even with local help and some promising leads, he’s unable to find her and returns home to inform the hurting parents. Months later he receives a mysterious letter and jumps on the next plane to Los Cabos. Will this be the break that he needs to find her? Or will she remain missing – Missing in Mexico?

As America’s International Travel Expert™, Stuart Gustafson has flown over 1,000,000 miles to 27 different countries. Come travel with him and learn some of the language as he takes you to the most southern point on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula – Los Cabos. Be careful, though, as you might get hooked on the travel, the intriguing story, and the charm of the places where he takes you! And if you like it there, you might want to book your next vacation in Los Cabos – where he spends several weeks each year.

“You express your feelings with great initiative and very truthful statements. It gives us a chance to let our future tourists know what and how they will enjoy their vacation. Not only will they learn how beautiful San José del Cabo is, but how the people will help them during their stay.”