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A Murder of No Consequence is the first in the Inspector Ruiz series by James Garcia Woods, which per SYKM is a pen name for Alan Rustage, who wrote many more titles using the pen name, Sally Spencer. Whew!

In any case, I've just now noticed that this title has been £0.99 at Kindle UK for quite some time now.

link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HRQW153

Spoiler:

What could be deadlier than war?

On the eve of the Spanish Civil War murder on the streets of Madrid has become so commonplace that it passes largely unnoticed.

For Inspector Paco Ruiz the death of a young woman in Retiro Park has a significance that even he does not fully understand. Battling against official hostility, and attempts on his own life, Ruiz finds himself being pulled deeper and deeper into a dark web of lies and treachery.

As well as providing a thrilling and intriguing mystery, A Murder of No Consequence paints a vivid picture of a society – and a way of life – on the verge of collapse.

James Garcia Woods was educated at the universities of Wales, Manchester and Oxford. Before becoming a full-time writer, he taught in England, Iran and Spain. He has lived with his wife in Madrid since 1979.