A gritty crime novel set in Fishguard and on the golden sands of Goa has been published by local renewables entrepreneur and arts venue owner, Glen Peters.

The Day I Died opens in Fishguard, where teenager Ceri lives on a run-down council estate.

When her Mam takes Ceri off to Goa to 'find herself,' Ceri becomes aware that the poverty she has suffered at home would seem like riches to Goa's marginalised poor.

In India she finds herself being groomed by the Beachboys. She falls for Igor who woos her with his poongi, a musical instrument of the local Banjara gypsies. Two gangs fight it out while the two lovers conduct their dangerous love affair undercover, unleashing a spiral of murder and betrayal. With startling twists and turns, the action races to a shattering conclusion.

Glen, who was born and grew up in India sets the main part of his book in Anjuna, Goa's prime tourist destination.

"In 2007 the body of a fifteen-year-old tourist, Scarlett Keeling, was found on a Goan beach," he said.

"Since then there have been several other foreigners who have fallen victim to criminal gangs. I have used these incidents to develop my story."

Glen has seen a change in Goa since he first visited in the 70s and 80s when it was one of the safest places in India.

"In recent visits I became aware that foreign elements were taking control of taxi firms, liquor shops, massage parlours and bars, and using them to supply the insatiable tourist demand," he said. "Local Goan businesses are being muscled out, often by violent methods."

"Also implicit in the storyline is the discrimination suffered by ethnic minorities, particularly Goa's Banjara gypsies."

Glen has also used the book to explore the darker side of Pembrokeshire.

"There is a side to Pembrokeshire that tourists rarely see," he added. "Poverty, drugs, alcoholism and unemployment sit side by side with expensive rental cottages which are occupied only in the season. This drives up property prices and squeezes out low-income local families from affordable housing."

The Day I Died by Glen Peters (RRP £9.99) is published by The Conrad Press.

ISBN: 978-1-914913-18-1