Ex-priest and newly minted agnostic Max Castillo ekes out a living as a private investigator from his houseboat in Benidorm, Spain. He's finally got a little free time ... until a big-shot turns up dead at a local golf course. Now, his former employer is calling in an old debt, and Max is neck-deep in gangsters, grifters and girls with grudges. A decades-old secret could hold the key to solving the case, but can Max figure it out before one of them leaves him ... Buried in Benidorm?

When a beloved local candidate and national hero drops dead of a heart attack, his doctor can't believe it. Soon, the doc's old friend Max Castillo is on the case—although Max isn't even sure there's a case to be on. But he's a long way from his beloved Benidorm in a bigger town, with big secrets. Can Max keep his head above seawater and save his friend's reputation? After all, someone has a Vendetta in Valencia ... and that can be murder.

When a prominent writer commits suicide in a locked hotel room, his wife knows something isn't right, even if no one else believes her. Enter Max Castillo, the ex-priest detective, visiting town for a few days of vacation with his best friend Caridad ... and stepping into danger.

At a seminary and orphanage just outside the ancient town of Ronda, a secret evil flourishes.... The murder of a little boy and suicide of a killer priest drew headlines a year earlier. Now an avenging spirit is intent on making others pay, leaving coded messages of intent. Enter Max Castillo, the agnostic ex-priest detective, on the trail of death and deception ...