Amateur sleuth Astrid Swift swaps the sporting summer in England for a British expat enclave in
Spain where everyone has a mysterious reason for leaving the UK. Amidst the sun and sangria
something sinister is lurking on the Spanish coast... It's the end of the summer season in the
harbour town of Estepona. The holidaymakers are heading home leaving the British expats to
reclaim their little corner of paradise. Art restorer Astrid Swift has sailed into town to
reunite with her estranged father but has instead been tasked with catching an internet troll
who's been threatening his wife. Soon Astrid is entwined in the lives of all the expats from
the boozy local heckler to the socially awkward beachcomber. And then she discovers a body in
the bunker of the golf course... Can Astrid uncover the 'Costa del Troll' behind the poison-pen
campaign before they reveal everyone's secret past? Or will they tear this cosy community -
including Astrid and her father - even further apart? The Astrid Swift cosy mysteries are
perfect for fans of Richard Osman Janice Hallett and SJ Bennett. 'Quirky ex-pats a feisty
heroine and suspense under the Spanish sun... The perfect holiday mystery.' FIONA LEITCH 'The
characters are charming the setting is irresistible and the jokes are funny - just as we've
come to expect from M.H. Eccleston. ' TOM MEAD 'Crime and grime aplenty for Astrid to
investigate to say nothing of the weird and wonderful people that she encounters while doing
so.' Crime Fiction Lover Praise for the Astrid Swift mysteries: 'Feelgood fun.' The Times 'An
enchanting murder mystery.' Janice Hallett author of The Appeal 'Macabre murders quirky
characters and delightful settings combine in a way that would make Midsomer proud.' Crime
Fiction Lover 'A feisty heroine an ingenious plot and a cast of quirky characters... A cozy
crime to savour.' Merryn Allingham author of The Bookshop Murder 'Intelligent and gently
humorous with a suitably eccentric cast of characters.' M.S. Morris author of the Bridget
Hart books
